Plasma-based detection of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (alk) nucleic acids and alk fusion transcripts and uses thereof in diagnosis and treatment of cancer

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates generally to the field of biomarker analysis, particularly determining gene expression signatures from biological samples, including plasma samples.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.62/322,982, filed Apr. 15, 2016, the contents of which are incorporatedherein by reference in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the field of biomarkeranalysis, particularly determining gene expression signatures frombiological samples, including plasma samples.

BACKGROUND

Increasing knowledge of the genetic and epigenetic changes occurring incancer cells provides an opportunity to detect, characterize, andmonitor tumors by analyzing tumor-related nucleic acid sequences andprofiles. These changes can be observed by detecting any of a variety ofcancer-related biomarkers. Various molecular diagnostic assays are usedto detect these biomarkers and produce valuable information forpatients, doctors, clinicians and researchers. So far, these assaysprimarily have been performed on cancer cells derived from surgicallyremoved tumor tissue or from tissue obtained by biopsy.

However, the ability to perform these tests using a bodily fluid sampleis oftentimes more desirable than using a patient tissue sample. A lessinvasive approach using a bodily fluid sample has wide rangingimplications in terms of patient welfare, the ability to conductlongitudinal disease monitoring, and the ability to obtain expressionprofiles even when tissue cells are not easily accessible.

Accordingly, there exists a need for new, noninvasive methods ofreliably detecting biomarkers, for example, biomarkers in plasmamicrovesicles, to aid in diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring, or therapyselection for a disease or other medical condition.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is in the technical field of biotechnology. Moreparticularly, the present invention is in the technical field ofmolecular biology.

In molecular biology, molecules, such as nucleic acids, can be isolatedfrom human sample material, such as plasma and other biofluids, andfurther analyzed with a wide range of methodologies.

Human biofluids contain cells and also cell free sources of moleculesshed by all cells of the body. Cell free sources include extracellularvesicles (EVs) and the molecules carried within (e.g. RNA, DNA, lipids,small metabolites and proteins) and also cell free DNA, which is likelyto be derived from apoptotic and necrotic tissue.

Since cell free nucleic acids, such as the RNA contained in exosomes andother EVs (exoRNA), DNA contained in exosomes and other EVs (exoDNA),free circulating or cell free DNA (cfDNA) are shed not only by normalsomatic cells, but also aberrant cancer cells, an isolation of exosomalnucleic acids and DNA from human blood samples can reveal the existenceand type of cancer cells in a patient.

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) comprises ˜85% of all diagnosed lungcancers. Obtaining tissue biopsies from NSCLC is challenging, and asmany as 30% of patients have no tissue for molecular analysis of genes,therefore monitoring the mutations in blood as a liquid biopsy haveproven useful. The compositions and methods provided herein use theinformation derived from cellular living processes such as exosomal RNA(exoRNA) release, which leads to an extremely sensitive assay. It isunderstood that while the examples provided herein demonstrate theisolation of exoRNA, the methods and kits provided herein are useful forco-isolating any combination of exosomal nucleic acids, e.g., exoRNAand/or exoDNA, found in the sample.

The existence and quantity of an ALK fusion transcript, e.g., an EML-ALKfusion transcript, in a patient can be used to guide or select thetreatment options.

Here we describe the application of a PCR-based assay on exoRNA andisolated from human biofluids that detects an ALK fusion transcript,e.g., an EML-ALK fusion transcript, with high sensitivity andspecificity.

The present invention is a complete workflow from sample extraction tonucleic acid analysis using exosomal RNA. State-of-the-art machinelearning and data-mining techniques are applied to the qPCR datagenerated by the real time instrument to discriminate between positiveand negative samples or to quantify the strength of positive or negativesamples.

The present disclosure provides methods of detecting one or morebiomarkers in a biological sample to aid in diagnosis, prognosis,monitoring, or therapy selection for a disease such as, for example,cancer. The methods and kits provided herein are useful in detecting oneor more biomarkers from plasma samples. The methods and kits providedherein are useful in detecting one or more biomarkers from themicrovesicle fraction of plasma samples.

The methods and kits provided herein are useful for detecting ananaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion transcript in a biologicalsample. In some embodiments, the ALK fusion transcript is an EML-ALKfusion transcript. In some embodiments, the ALK fusion transcript is anEML4-ALK fusion transcript. In some embodiments, the EML4-ALK fusiontranscript is EML4-ALK v1, EML4-ALK v2, EML4-ALK v3, and any combinationthereof.

The present disclosure provides methods and kits for detecting aEML4-ALK fusion transcript in a biological sample. In some embodiments,the biological sample is plasma.

The present disclosure provides a reaction designed to capture andconcentrate EVs, isolate the corresponding nucleic acids, and tosimultaneously detect the presence of an ALK fusion transcript, e.g., anEML-ALK fusion transcript.

Generally, the methods and kits of the disclosure include the followingsteps:

1) Isolation of exoRNA from a biofluid sample:

-   -   a. Binding of microvesicles and other extracellular vesicles        (EVs) to columns or beads;        -   i. In some embodiments, the binding step is performed using            the methods as described in PCT applications WO 2016/007755            and WO 2014/107571.    -   b. Release from matrix using lysing conditions;    -   c. Isolation of total nucleic acids from lysate using silica        columns or beads        -   i. In some embodiments, the isolating step is performed            using the methods as described in PCT applications WO            2016/007755 and WO 2014/107571;

2) Detection and quantification of one or more EML-ALK fusiontranscript(s);

3) Analyzing the detected and quantified EML-ALK fusion transcript(s)using the following procedure:

-   -   a. Step 1: Each sample is checked for passing the acceptance        criteria for the Sample Integrity Control and the Sample        Inhibition Control.        -   i. In some embodiments, the Sample Integrity Control is the            expression level of the housekeeping gene RPL4 tested by            qPCR.        -   ii. For RPL4 the acceptance criteria are defined by a cycle            threshold (CT) value ≤28.        -   iii. In some embodiments, the Sample Inhibition Control is            the expression level of Qbeta RNA spiked into the reverse            transcription reaction of each sample and tested by qPCR.        -   iv. For Qbeta RNA, the acceptance criteria are defined by a            CT value ≤34 for 12,500 copies spiked into reverse            transcription reaction.    -   b. Step 2: Each run of samples is checked for a set of Positive        Amplification Controls being tested in parallel.        -   i. In some embodiments, the Positive Amplification Controls            are defined by 3 reference DNAs coding for EML4-ALK v1, v2            v3, 1 reference DNA coding for RPL4, 1 reference RNA coding            Qbeta. These reference nucleic acids are quantified by qPCR            methods.        -   ii. For EML4-ALK DNA, the acceptance criteria are defined by            a CT range of 22-25 for 50 copies of each DNA spiked into            reverse transcription reaction.        -   iii. For RPL4 DNA the acceptance criteria are defined by a            CT range of 26-28 for 125,000 copies of DNA spiked into            reverse transcription reaction.        -   iv. For Qbeta RNA, the acceptance criteria are defined by a            CT range of 28-31 for 12,500 copies of RNA spiked into            reverse transcription reaction.    -   c. Step 3: Each run of samples is checked for a set of Negative        Amplification Controls being tested in parallel.        -   i. In some embodiments, the Negative Amplification Controls            are defined by the same set of qPCR as for Positive            Amplification Control, but water is used instead of the            nucleic acid template.        -   ii. As acceptance criteria, no CT value must be detected.        -   iii. If all sample-internal and external controls are            passed, the sample is checked for EML4-ALK 4 Step 4.        -   iv. If a sample-internal or external controls fails, the            sample must be reported as “Inconclusive”. If residual            sample material is available, the test is repeated from Step            1.    -   d. Step 4: Each sample is checked for passing the acceptance        criteria for expression of EML4-ALK fusion variants.        -   i. For qPCR of EML4-ALK variant 1 the acceptance criteria            are CT≤31        -   ii. For qPCR of EML4-ALK variant 2 the acceptance criteria            are CT≤32        -   iii. For qPCR of EML4-ALK variant 3 the acceptance criteria            are CT≤32        -   iv. If a sample passes the acceptance criteria it is            reported as “Positive” for this EML4-ALK variant. The            presence of variants is expected to be mutually exclusive.        -   v. If a sample fails the acceptance criteria for EML4-ALK it            is reported as “Negative”.

In some embodiments, the isolation of exoRNA from a bodily fluid samplecan include one or more optional steps such as, for example, reversetranscription of complete isolated total exoRNA, including first strandsynthesis using a single or a blend of RT enzymes and oligonucleotides;use of a control of inhibition, exogenous RNA spike; and/orpre-amplification of the complete isolated and reverse transcribedmaterial

In some embodiments, the methods provided herein employ furthermanipulation and analysis of the detection and quantification of an ALKfusion transcript, e.g., an EML-ALK fusion transcript. In someembodiments, the methods further include the step of usingmachine-learning model and statistical analysis to further analyze thedetected nucleic acids.

In some embodiments, the methods and kits described herein isolate themicrovesicle fraction by capturing the microvesicles to a surface andsubsequently lysing the microvesicles to release the nucleic acids,particularly RNA, contained therein.

Previous procedures used to isolate and extract nucleic acids from themicrovesicle fraction of a biological sample relied on the use ofultracentrifugation, e.g., spinning at less than 10,000 xg for 1-3 hrs,followed by removal of the supernatant, washing the pellet, lysing thepellet and purifying the nucleic acids, e.g., RNA on a column. Theseprevious methods demonstrated several disadvantages such as being slow,tedious, subject to variability between batches, and not suited forscalability. The isolation and extract methods used herein overcomethese disadvantages and provide a spin-based column for isolation andextraction that is fast, robust and easily scalable to large volumes.

The methods and kits isolate and extract nucleic acids, e.g., exosomalRNA from a biological sample using the following the extractionprocedures described in PCT Publication Nos. WO 2016/007755 and WO2014/107571, the contents of each of which are described herein in theirentirety. Briefly, the microvesicle fraction is bound to a membranefilter, and the filter is washed. Then, a reagent is used to performon-membrane lysis and release of the nucleic acids, e.g., exoRNA.Extraction is then performed, followed by conditioning. The nucleicacids, e.g., exoRNA, is then bound to a silica column, washed and theneluted.

In some embodiments, the biological sample is a bodily fluid. The bodilyfluids can be fluids isolated from anywhere in the body of the subject,for example, a peripheral location, including but not limited to, forexample, blood, plasma, serum, urine, sputum, spinal fluid,cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid, nipple aspirates, lymph fluid, fluidof the respiratory, intestinal, and genitourinary tracts, tear fluid,saliva, breast milk, fluid from the lymphatic system, semen,cerebrospinal fluid, intra-organ system fluid, ascitic fluid, tumor cystfluid, amniotic fluid and combinations thereof. For example, the bodilyfluid is urine, blood, serum, or cerebrospinal fluid.

The methods and kits of the disclosure are suitable for use with samplesderived from a human subject. The methods and kits of the disclosure aresuitable for use with samples derived from a non-human subject such as,for example, a rodent, a non-human primate, a companion animal (e.g.,cat, dog, horse), and/or a farm animal (e.g., chicken).

The methods described herein provide for the extraction of nucleic acidsfrom microvesicles. In some embodiments, the extracted nucleic acids areRNA. The extracted RNA may comprise messenger RNAs, transfer RNAs,ribosomal RNAs, small RNAs (non-protein-coding RNAs, non-messengerRNAs), microRNAs, piRNAs, exRNAs, snRNAs and snoRNAs or any combinationthereof.

In any of the foregoing methods, the nucleic acids are isolated from orotherwise derived from a microvesicle fraction.

In any of the foregoing methods, the nucleic acids are cell-free nucleicacids, also referred to herein as circulating nucleic acids. In someembodiments, the cell-free nucleic acids are DNA or RNA.

In some embodiments, one or more control particles or one or morenucleic acid(s) may be added to the sample prior to microvesicleisolation and/or nucleic acid extraction to serve as an internal controlto evaluate the efficiency or quality of microvesicle purificationand/or nucleic acid extraction. The methods described herein provide forthe efficient isolation and the control nucleic acid(s) along with themicrovesicle fraction. These control nucleic acid(s) include one or morenucleic acids from Q-beta bacteriophage, one or more nucleic acids froma virus particles, or any other control nucleic acids (e.g., at leastone control target gene) that may be naturally occurring or engineeredby recombinant DNA techniques. In some embodiments, the quantity ofcontrol nucleic acid(s) is known before the addition to the sample. Thecontrol target gene can be quantified using real-time PCR analysis.Quantification of a control target gene can be used to determine theefficiency or quality of the microvesicle purification or nucleic acidextraction processes.

In some embodiments, the control nucleic acid is a nucleic acid from aQ-beta bacteriophage, referred to herein as “Q-beta control nucleicacid.” The Q-beta control nucleic acid used in the methods describedherein may be a naturally-occurring virus control nucleic acid or may bea recombinant or engineered control nucleic acid. Q-beta is a member ofthe leviviridae family, characterized by a linear, single-stranded RNAgenome that consists of 3 genes encoding four viral proteins: a coatprotein, a maturation protein, a lysis protein, and RNA replicase. Whenthe Q-beta particle itself is used as a control, due to its similar sizeto average microvesicles, Q-beta can be easily purified from abiological sample using the same purification methods used to isolatemicrovesicles, as described herein. In addition, the low complexity ofthe Q-beta viral single-stranded gene structure is advantageous for itsuse as a control in amplification-based nucleic acid assays. The Q-betaparticle contains a control target gene or control target sequence to bedetected or measured for the quantification of the amount of Q-betaparticle in a sample. For example, the control target gene is the Q-betacoat protein gene. When the Q-beta particle itself is used as a control,after addition of the Q-beta particles to the biological sample, thenucleic acids from the Q-beta particle are extracted along with thenucleic acids from the biological sample using the extraction methodsdescribed herein. When a nucleic acid from Q-beta, for example, RNA fromQ-beta, is used as a control, the Q-beta nucleic acid is extracted alongwith the nucleic acids from the biological sample using the extractionmethods described herein. Detection of the Q-beta control target genecan be determined by RT-PCR analysis, for example, simultaneously withthe biomarker(s) of interest (e.g., an ALK fusion transcript, e.g., anEML-ALK fusion transcript, alone or in combination with one or moreadditional biomarkers or other ALK fusion transcript(s), e.g., otherEML-ALK fusion transcript(s)). A standard curve of at least 2, 3, or 4known concentrations in 10-fold dilution of a control target gene can beused to determine copy number. The copy number detected and the quantityof Q-beta particle added or the copy number detected and the quantity ofQ-beta nucleic acid, for example, Q-beta RNA, added can be compared todetermine the quality of the isolation and/or extraction process.

In some embodiments, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500,1,000 or 5,000 copies of Q-beta particles or Q-beta nucleic acid, forexample, Q-beta RNA, added to a bodily fluid sample. In someembodiments, 100 copies of Q-beta particles or Q-beta nucleic acid, forexample, Q-beta RNA, are added to a bodily fluid sample. When the Q-betaparticle itself is used as control, the copy number of Q-beta particlescan be calculated based on the ability of the Q-beta bacteriophage toinfect target cells. Thus, the copy number of Q-beta particles iscorrelated to the colony forming units of the Q-beta bacteriophage.

In some embodiments, the methods and kits described herein include oneor more in-process controls. In some embodiments, the in-process controlis detection and analysis of a reference gene that indicates plasmaquality (i.e., an indicator of the quality of the plasma sample). Insome embodiments, the reference gene(s) is/are a plasma-inherenttranscript. In some embodiments, the reference gene(s) is/are selectedfrom the group consisting of EML4, RPL4, NDUFA1, beta-actin, exon 7 ofEGFR, ACADVL; PSEN1; ADSL; AGA; AGL; ALAD; ABCD1; ARSB; BCKDHB; BTD;CDK4; ERCC8; CLN3; CPDX; CST3; CSTB; DDB2; DLD; TOR1A; TAZ; EMD; ERCC3;ERCC5; ERCC6; ETFA; F8; FECH; FH; FXN; FUCA1; GAA; GALC; GALT; GBA;GBEl; GCDH; GPI; NR3C1; GSS; MSH6; GUSB; HADHA; HMBS; HMGCL; HPRT1;HPS1; SGSH; INSR; MEN1; MLH1; MSH2; MTM1; MTR; MUT; NAGLU; NF1; NF2;NPC1; OAT; OCRL; PCCA; PDHA1; PEPD; PEX12; PEX6; PEX7; PGK1; PHKA2;PHKB; PKD1; PLOD1; PMM2; CTSA; PPDX; PTEN; PTS; PEX2; PEX5; RB1; RPGR;ATXN1; ATXN7; STS; TCOF1; TPI1; TSC1; UROD; UROS; XPA; ALDH3A2; BLMH;CHM; TPP1; CYB5R3; ERCC2; EXT2; GM2A; HLCS; HSD17B1; HSD17B4; IFNGR1;KRT10; PAFAH1B1; NEU1; PAFAH2; PSEN2; RFX5; SOD1; STK11; SUOX; UBE3A;PEX1; APP; APRT; ARSA; ATRX; GALNS; GNAS; HEXA; HEXB; PCCB; PMS1; SMPD1;TAP2; TSC2; VHL; WRN; GPX1; SLC11A2; IFNAR1; GSR; ADH5; AHCY; ALDH2;ALDH9A1; BCKDHA; BLVRB; COMT; CRAT; CYP51A1; GART; GGCX; GRINA; GSTM4;GUK1; IGF2R; IMPDH2; NR3C2; NQO2; P4HA1; P4HB; PDHB; POLR2A; POLR2B;PRIM2; RPL4; RPL5; RPL6; RPL7A; RPL8; RPL11; RPL23; RPL19; RPL22;RPL23A; RPL17; RPL24; RPL26; RPL27; RPL30; RPL27A; RPL31; RPL32; RPL34;RPL35A; RPL37A; RPL36AL; ITSN1; PRKCSH; REEP3; NKIRAS2; TSR3; ZNF429;SMAD5; STX16; C16orf87; LSS; UBE2W; ATP2C1; HDGFRP2; UGP2; GRB10; GALK2;GGA1; TIMM50; MED8; ALKBH2; LYRM5; ZNF782; MAP3K15; MED11; C4orf3;RFWD2; TOMM5; C8orf82; PIM3; TTC3; PPARA; ATP5A1; ATP5C1; PLEKHAl;ATP5D; ATE1; USP16; EXOSC10; GMPR2; NT5C3; HCFC1R1; PUS1; ATP5G1;ECHDC1; ATP5G2; AFTPH; ANAPC11; ARL6IP4; LCLAT1; ATP5G3; CAPRIN2;ZFYVE27; MARCH8; EXOSC3; GOLGA7; NFU1; DNAJB12; SMC4; ZNF787; ZNF280D;BTBD7; TH005; CBY1; PTRH1; TWISTNB; SMAD2; C11orf49; HMGXB4; UQCR10;SMAD1; MAD2L1BP; ZMAT5; BRPF1; ATP5J; RREB1; MTFP1; OSBPL8; ATP5J2;RECQL5; GLE1; ATP5H; STRADA; ERLIN2; NHP2L1; BICD2; ATP5S; HNRNPD;MED15; MANBAL; PARP3; OGDH; CAPNS1; NOMO2; ALG11; QSOX1; ZNF740; RNASEK;SREBF1; MAGED1; HNRNPL; DNM2; KDM2B; ZNF32; MTIF2; LRSAM1; YPEL2;NEURL4; SF3A1; MARCH2; PKP4; SF3B1; VPS54; NUMB; SUMO1; RYK; IP6K2;JMJD8; C3orf37; IP6K1; ERBB2IP; LRRC37A2; SIAH1; TSPAN17; MAPKAP1;WDR33; ARHGAP17; GTDC1; SLC25A25; WDR35; RPS6KA4; UHRF1BP1L; RPS4X;GOSR1; ALG8; SDCBP; KLHL5; ZNF182; ZNF37A; SCP2; ZNF484; L3MBTL3;DEPDC5; CACYBP; SPOP; METTL13; IFRD1; GEMIN7; EI24; RWDD1; TULP4;SMARCB1; LMBRD2; CSDE1; SS18; IRGQ; TFG; BUB3; CEPT1; COA5; CNOT4;TTC32; C18orf25; CISD2; CGGBP1; LAMTOR4; BCAP29; SLC41A3; SEPT2; TMEM64;MXI1; USP20; NUPL1; TPST2; PICALM; CCBL2; THAP7; TFIP11; C6orf1; PPP1CA;WDR89; ZNF121; FNIP1; C6orf226; CCT3; NIPA2; CUL4A; TCP1; STK16; RCHY1;CKAP5; RPS5; GEMIN2; CCT6A; PPP2CB; CCT7; VWA8; BRD9; KIAA0930; ZCCHC11;C12orf29; KIAA2018; VPS8; TMEM230; ANKRD16; SSBP3; ZNF655; C20orf194;FAM168B; DALRD3; SSBP4; KDM1A; RPS6; ZNF766; TTC7B; RNF187; IBA57;ERCC6L2; RAP1A; TNK2; RAP1B; GLT8D1; SPRTN; ATP11C; HERPUD1; RPS7;PDLIM5; FYTTD1; SEPT7; CDK5RAP2; TRAPPC2; PCGF6; CHCHD7; OLA1; NAA30;ARHGEF10L; BTBD1; RPS8; MSL1; MCRS1; ZNF302; CTNNBIP1; DNAJC21; AKTIP;FOXP4; SEC61G; U2AF2; CCDC66; GOSR2; CTBP1; MYPOP; SLC3A2; DCTD; ABI1;CTU2; RGMB; COA6; UBE2NL; C16orf88; RPS9; CCNC; KRIT1; SEH1L; FXR1;AGPHD1; ALG10B; C2orf68; GDPGP1; PTRHD1; SRRD; EIF2AK4; MAD1L1; EXOC7;SLTM; CXorf40B; EXOC6; SUPT20H; AKT1; CUTA; DBNL; CARS; USP21; DDX19B;ETFB; EMC6; ILK; FAM96A; TM9SF1; ZNF638; MRPL22; RPS11; FAM13A; MPG;DNAJC25; TAF9; RPS13; RFFL; SP3; TMCC1; ZNF2; MAEA; GOPC; SIRT3; ERMAP;C14orf28; ZHX1; C2orf76; CCDC58; 0S9; RAB28; VMA21; C5orf45; OPA3;RPS15; SORBS3; TPM1; CMC4; VPS13A; POLR3H; BRCC3; SERBP1; CORO1B; FPGS;VPS13C; NARG2; GCOM1; POLR2M; FAHD1; SERF2; NME1-NME2; NME2; NAE1; HAX1;RPS16; PUM1; RPS20; ZSCAN26; ZNF805; IQCB1; RPS21; GPHN; ARF1; TM2D2;CANX; KALRN; LIN52; LRRC24; ZNF688; TNRC6B; CD82; ZNF197; CBWD5; EXOC1;MINK1; YIPF5; BRMS1; ARPC4; RPS23; RPS14; ABCF1; CSNK1A1; ADAR; U2AF1;AP2M1; IRAK1; TAF5L; DUT; RAB12; ANO6; NDEL1; ARFIP1; CELF1; VRK3;FAM108B1; RPS24; RPS25; CCM2; TCAIM; KCTD21; C6orf120; PLEKHG1; GLTPD1;WDR45; ZFAT; ZNF16; METTL17; ZNF181; AP2B1; AP1G1; ARHGAP5; COX19;ZNF451; RAB24; CTNS; SRSF7; TP53BP2; PLAA; PLD3; ELP6; ERGIC1; TRMT11;CCDC90A; INF2; CRELD1; DHRS12; ZNF613; DNAJB14; DDX59; C19orf12; MRI1;YTHDC1; FDX1L; TMEM150A; TIPRL; CSNK1G3; CPT1A; KLF10; TMPO; NR2C1;UBE2V1; SLC35A2; ZNF174; ZNF207; STK24; MINOS1; ZNF226; PQBP1; LCMT1;HNRNPH2; USP48; RRM1; RPAIN; FBXO7; TMEM259; CYFIP1; FAIM; GPR155;MTERFD3; AMD1; NGRN; PAIP2; SAR1B; WIPI2; CSTF1; BABAM1; PPM1B; PHF12;RHOT1; AMZ2; MY019; ACOT9; BBS9; TRPT1; NOP2; TIAL1; UBA52; DMAP1;EIF2B4; NHP2; ITPRIPL2; RPL14; C18orf32; SRA1; UFD1L; VPS26A; BOLA3;SDHC; GTF3C2; HHLA3; EXOC4; AGAP1; FOXK1; ARL5A; GGPS1; EIF3B; THYN1;STAU1; USP14; RUFY3; GON4L; AGPAT3; SIU; BTF3; PARL; EEF1B2; GATSL3;ZNF630; NPM1; NCKAP5L; HSD17B10; REV1; DIXDC1; SLC38A10; NARF; ALG13;ATP6V1E1; NDUFAF5; ATP6V0B; NPRL3; KIAA0317; ETNK1; DNAJB2; SEC14L1;CCNL2; PICK1; DPH2; USP9X; IAHl; CREBZF; PRMT5; ZMYM5; TIRAP; YIF1B;UNC45A; CHTF8; TYW5; SNAPC3; NBPF10; SDCCAG3; DEDD; C4orf29; CDC42;OXLD1; GPX4; STRN4; FKRP; ZNF808; C19orf55; ZNF674; ZNF384; INTS6;MLLT4; TCERG1; ARL16; MAPK3; FAM133B; MOSPD3; MLH3; NRF1; PQLC2; CEP44;H2AFY; C16orf13; FAM63A; PAPD5; DCUN1D4; PRDM15; U2AF1L4; HAGH; COA3;YARS2; PHF11; ASB1; MTMR12; RUFY1; SIDT2; RHBDD2; ERAP1; EFTUD1; TMEM70;LINS; CRCP; ACP1; ZXDC; METTL21D; PPAN-P2RY11; INCENP; UEVLD; ABCE1;TROVE2; PGP; CEP63; PPP4R1; CEP170; ANKZF1; PSPC1; WHSC1; ZNF205;FAM98B; CAST; TRAPPC5; TMEM80; PSAP; SUMF2; ABHD12; ACBD5; ZNF565;GEMIN8; DLGAP4; SMIM8; ZNF706; COASY; MINA; AGAP3; SLC9A6; MAZ; NCBP2;ATPAF1; FEZ2; NSL1; SMC2; TATDN3; FRS2; EIF4G2; CHD2; ENGASE; CRTC3;SNUPN; POT1; TTC14; KDM5A; XRN1; PIGY; PARP2; NGDN; TRAK1; MFSD12;SHPRH; ZSWIM7; GTPBP10; SEC24B; STAG2; TPM3; MSMP; SMAP1; ZNF557; NET1;DPH3; MUTYH; PHACTR4; HIPK3; CLCC1; SCYL1; UBL5; TNFRSF1A; TOP2B; ACSS2;TMUB2; CLTA; UBTF; QSER1; CDC14B; ATG9A; SREK1; SENP7; SEC31A; SPPL2B;RNF214; SLC25A45; NCOR2; ZFYVE19; RBM23; POMT1; DPH5; IRF2BP2; PNKD;BCLAF1; HNRNPC; PHF16; TSEN34; PPCS; SLC39A7; MTMR14; UBXN2B; APH1A;WTH3DI; URGCP; AGAP6; ALG9; MIER1; SRSF1; FAM127B; CDC16; TMEM134; UBN1;TBCE; MED24; FAM177A1; KTN1; PAICS; TRAPPC6B; HNRNPUL2; TMTC4; FNDC3A;KIAA1191; FKTN; TMEM183B; OCIAD1; CREBBP; TAX1BP1; BCS1L; CUL4B;KIAA1147; KIAA0146; U2SURP; ZNF629; UNK; FTO; WHAMM; SNED1; BEND3;GPR108; INTS1; ZNF697; PLEKHM3; USP45; USP6NL; ZNF823; TNRC18; RGP1;TMEM223; METTL23; SETD5; BAHCC1; UNC119B; MGA; CACTIN; TMEM218;C15orf57; DNLZ; COMMD5; JMJD6; NXF1; THOC2; CPSF4; PRKDC; ZNF623; ACD;TCTN1; PIH1D2; C11orf57; ZGPAT; CHMP1A; ZNF133; CEP57L1; RABEP1;TMEM214; NAA60; TMEM219; EARS2; RB1CC1; ZBTB40; ANKRD12; STRN3; DNAAF2;WBP1L; THADA; PLOD3; DDT; DDTL; MZT2A; Cllorf83; NADKD1; CTNND1; FOXN3;MAP1LC3B2; MYSM1; C17orf89; AAMP; UQCRHL; TRAPPC13; FAM195B; TXNRD1;ACLY; RPP38; ACO2; HNRNPF; CTNNB1; LIG4; COPA; ZBTB21; ZNF621; DLG1;GRSF1; CRTC1; ZNF419; CHCHD4; DDX17; SGSM2; HTATIP2; CDK10; BAG6; USP5;TMBIM6; Clorf43; PCBP2; TMEM251; JKAMP; AKT1S1; C12orf44; RPP14; FAM89B;BET1L; MID1IP1; FAM160A2; FAM210A; INO80C; ATXN7L3; ZNF862; CCDC43;ZNF506; TINF2; COMMD7; CCNK; KAT6A; POM121C; BCAS3; ULK3; ZNF30; MTFR1L;ZNF146; FTSJD1; RPL22L1; GXYLT1; PTAR1; HIGD1A; C8orf59; EIF5AL1;REPIN1; WDR83; C4orf33; SYS1; IKBKG; C7orf25; SBNO2; IMMT; TMEM192;PDS5A; SENP6; DROSHA; C19orf60; SPATS2L; RAP1GDS1; RC3H2; KIAA0232;KDELR2; PLEKHB2; CENPN; ERLIN1; TMEM55B; MEDT; PID1; MOB4; SLC9B1;PACS2; COMMD9; CXXC1; NRD1; ACOX3; PHF21A; FOXRED2; SIKE1; HNRNPR; TTI2;PCTP; ALPK1; ZFAND5; TBC1D8; PPAPDC1B; IFT43; SNX18; ZNF160; TUBGCP5;ZNF554; OTUD4; PSMA4; RRAS2; GIGYF2; RPP30; FAM118A; PCMTD2; ACVR1;FBRS; TMEM177; RUSC1; ASH2L; CORO1C; ARMC5; ZFYVE16; FAM135A; ZNF142;MYBBP1A; ZBTB10; UBE4B; KIF13A; NUDT19; FBXO45; NUDT7; HECTD4; ZNF250;C6orf136; ADAM10; TMEM87A; SLC35E2B; MECP2; NAA16; SUPT5H; UBE2K; DDX54;TLK2; ZSCAN30; FAM208A; FPGT-TNNI3K; BRD2; NACA; ECE1; TBC1D14; FANCI;FGGY; C17orf51; SEPT9; ARHGEF7; METTL15; ENTPD6; CDC27; THUMPD3; LSM14A;C17orf85; ELK1; NBEAL1; AEBP2; IRAK4; MTRF1L; CLCN7; PAPD4; DHX36;SZRD1; JMJD7; PLA2G4B; FANCL; LIN54; KANSL3; WDR26; GDI2; ADD1; LAMP2;HCCS; CCBL1; ABCD3; MICAL3; SET; GTF3C5; TTC13; NCOA7; BSCL2; BCKDK;SMEK2; ADK; ARIH2OS; MTO1; ZBTB1; PPP6C; PARK7; BCOR; ADPRH; HDGF; CASK;OSGIN2; POLG; THTPA; AP1B1; PIGG; CFLAR; CNBP; PCID2; HMOX2; SMARCAL1;ACSF3; POLD2; AURKAIP1; AUTS2; GPBP1; LRRC8A; TMEM129; UBAP2L; CBX5;MAD2L2; MED18; ZNF84; C14orf2; TSEN15; METTL21A; ERLEC1; CRY2; CRLS1;PAN2; SPRYD7; ASAH1; ING4; NMRK1; PEX26; MFN2; ATXN3; TMEM14B; STXBP5;SPG21; CEACAM19; AP4S1; RWDD3; TFRC; ORMDL1; VPS53; UBP1; NUDCD1; KCTD6;VGLL4; ZNF717; SLC39A13; DIS3; GNE; TPRN; LYRM1; LACC1; AP1AR; SMARCAD1;PSMG4; MAPKBP1; USP5; NUDT22; REPS1; LUZP6; DCAKD; SMARCA4; SRRT;GTPBP3; TOMM40; MARK3; INPP1; ENTPD4; NSDHL; TEX264; DNAJC2; KRBOX4;SYCE1L; KIAA1841; AES; GSPT1; ATP6V0A1; ZNF680; CLK3; ZNF562; SHC1;TBCEL; ATF7; MYO9B; EPN1; KARS; COL4A3BP; HSPBP1; FAM108A1; RFC5;SMARCC2; SPTAN1; SRP9; HRAS; SSFA2; HAUS2; THAP5; VRK2; ZNF195; AP1M1;SPAG9; CALU; EIF4E; STYX; C14orf93; LSM5; PSMB5; CCDC149; DNMT1; RTCA;AIFM1; CAB39; PPIP5K1; PWWP2A; SUGT1; ZNF720; TGFBR1; MEF2A; C7orf73;PLCD1; SUN1; HYOU1; FAM58A; PTPN12; SATB1; CIZ1; ATG10; ZCCHC9; SAP30L;ACP2; TMEM106B; EIF2AK1; PSMG3; MAP4; LRRFIP2; NT5C2; CCNJ; TBC1D5;IQSEC1; ZDHHC4; C7orf50; TBCCD1; CDV3; AZI2; C3orf58; GSE1; PARN;HS2ST1; TOMM6; TRMT10A; DERL1; FAM204A; DEK; ARFRP1; IPO11; CCDC152;FIP1L1; ELMOD3; PDHX; MFAP3; DCTN1; MAPK9; FAM160B1; FNDC3B; CRELD2;DNAJA3; NEDD1; ZNF397; ZDHHC3; AGFG1; FKBP2; GIT2; TAF12; LDHA; RBBP4;MKNK1; HDHD1; C12orf73; SMIM13; C5orf24; GDAP2; RPS27A; PPP1R21;PIP5K1A; INPP5K; DCTN4; FAM53C; PTPRK; EEF1E1; EIF2AK2; XPR1; MSRA;ATL2; C8orf40; VDAC3; YWHAZ; HMBOX1; NEIL2; ECD; RPN2; SPATA2; FDPS;RNF185; PHPT1; METTL20; SLC46A3; KIAA1432; MADD; URM1; UCK1; NDUFB11;RUSC2; ABL2; ATG7; PUF60; TRMT1; NIF3L1; CPSF7; PTGES3L-AARSD1; TMUB1;TPRA1; R3HCC1; FBXO28; FAM178A; RPL28; RPS6KC1; CMPK1; ATF6B; ZNF507;OTUD5; FASTKD2; TNPO2; FZR1; ISOC2; CCDC124; RCOR3; SEC13; SGMS2;ATXN7L3B; AKIRIN1; ANP32E; CISD3; ACAD10; APOL1; LYSMD1; TLK1; GPR107;LANCL1; LRRFIP1; MCTS1; ANAPC5; MEMO1; POLR1B; ANAPC7; ILF3; ATXN1L;BCAP31; TTLL11; CNST; TBL1X; TRAF3IP1; PRKRA; DAXX; ATP13A2; TP53BP1;RAB11FIP3; CLASP1; APLP2; RNASEH2B; ARCN1; SMC6; EMC8; MGRN1; LMAN2L;ARFGAP3; SQSTM1; GTF2H1; TXNL4B; DMTF1; THOC6; PPP3CB; ALG5; PNPLA4;CTIF; CD164; AIMP1; MORF4L2; MGEA5; EDC3; SPNS1; DKC1; ECSIT; C6orf203;INTS12; FLYWCH2; MON1A; SLC35B3; ADCK1; RPUSD3; ADCK4; RRNAD1; RAD51D;ZNF669; NFYC; ITPK1; CLP1; KIAA0141; EFTUD2; ULK2; EHBP1; TGFBRAP1;GHDC; TNRC6C; FBRSL1; SAR1A; HNRPLL; ATG13; CHID1; ERI2; C1orf122;IL11RA; C17orf49; EYS; APIS; DAGLB; MPC2; GSTK1; DIS3L; EIF5A; ZNF438;CTDNEP1; SLC25A39; PPHLN1; TPCN1; ZBTB14; MAPRE2; NFRKB; TMEM106C; TCHP;WIBG; COPS2; BSDC1; C12orf65; TRAFD1; LOC729020; C15orf61; PSMA1; LEMD2;TMEM30A; C2orf74; TBC1D7; CDYL; TCTN3; PTPMT1; BANF1; WRAP53; AMFR;AGAP5; CTPS2; TMX2; NAT10; COPB1; UBAC2; DET1; DNAJC7; CD58; DENND4A;PHB2; IMPAl; SMCR7; C11orf95; MYL12B; DTWD1; NFKBIL1; MTHFD2L; ZNF814;CCDC85C; ITGAV; COG2; GPN1; SLC44A2; USP27X; COG6; ZNF619; SKIL; RRP12;MKRN1; AKD1; RELA; VPS37A; HBS1L; INTS9; DOHH; PRMT3; KIAA1671; LAMTOR2;SLC35C1; FAM185A; NGLY1; ETV3; DSN1; ZNF566; ZNF576; KDM8; IPP; MKLN1;CBWD1; SIN3A; ABHD11; ZNF652; OXSM; TSEN2; TEF; NONO; NFE2L2; SETDB1;TMEM205; C4orf52; PGAP2; SCAF4; SPECC1L; EHMT1; TCP11L1; RBM17; ZDHHC7;KIAA0226; GLG1; SAEl; HOMER3; XPC; MEF2BNB; SH2B1; MTFR1; SARS2; SCAPER;SLC12A4; RDH13; TJAP1; FCHO2; HSDL1; TDRD3; RPAP3; FAN1; PARP9; DIP2A;GSK3B; MOGS; TATDN1; ZNF414; ZNF407; TBC1D15; WRB; PIP4K2C; TCF7L2;SRP54; LEPRE1; Clorf86; PQLC1; KDM3A; KDM4C; RBM19; KDM5C; SLC25A5;ANXA4; SCOC; ANXA6; ANXA7; ANXA11; MTHFSD; BIVM; BOD1; SYNCRIP; PLBD2;BUD13; RIOK2; CANT1; MPND; EBNA1BP2; EVI5L; EPS15; TXNDC16; ACOT13;C15orf40; RNF170; SPG11; SETD6; SETDB2; TRAPPC9; POLR3B; NUDT2; ARMC10;CHFR; NPTN; NDFIP2; JMJD4; WDR25; COG5; TNIP2; RBM34; TEX10; DUS3L;PPP2R5C; CLK1; PDCD6IP; TMEM189; RBMXL1; COX11; TYW3; RPTOR; HTATSF1;EWSR1; FBXL17; RAB2B; ZSCAN12; ZNF580; MYEOV2; TBCK; ZNF746; DCAF11;DCAF4; GTF2I; WDR81; KCNMB3; C10orf2; COPS7A; CHAMP1; PPP6R3;GPR75-ASB3; PLIN3; DHX16; Clorf27; WDR46; TRAF3IP2; FLNB; BRD8; THAP4;GPN3; STAU2; MTF2; TMED7-TICAM2; EIF4ENIF1; C16orf52; ASXL1; ENDOV;ZFHX3; BCAT2; SLC25A26; RBMX; PET117; ACIN1; DCAF17; SMIM12; LYRM4;TMEM41B; DTYMK; TMEM14C; NFKB1; SLC25A11; CD320; MKS1; DAG1; STARD3;IDE; ELAC2; BIRC2; ECI2; ERCC1; NDUFV1; TADA2A; PNPLA6; RBM28; LCORL;NDUFS2; UTP14A; CEP120; C22orf39; FHIT; MTIF3; HAUS4; DHX40; PIGX;SHMT2; HDAC8; WDR13; MPP1; SLC16A1; EIF2B3; FAM122B; TRAPPC1; AFF1;FAM104B; XIAP; RBM6; XPNPEP1; RAB35; RHBDD1; LEMD3; ATXN10; LPP; VARS2;SMYD3; TMED5; NSMCE4A; ATP5SL; LHPP; ANKRD50; TIMM17B; TRMT2B; TBC1D17;NDUFB4; ME2; NSUN5; CULT; SLC35A1; TSPAN3; ARMCX5; CNDP2; TMEM48; IFT46;TXLNG; TMEM135; FAM21C; SCO2; STIM2; TJP2; CDK16; CDK17; ATAD3A; PGAM5;CXorf56; CHD8; FUS; LPPR2; SRGAP2; LAS1L; ZNHIT6; MIB2; GPR137; PIN4;LCOR; MFSD5; ATRAID; ZFAND1; LARP4; RBM41; SMPD4; UBXN6; FAM3A; STRBP;PET100; CAMTA2; UBAP1; MCFD2; TRIQK; PAPD7; PPARD; FGFR10P2; VPRBP;NUDT16; CXorf40A; KXD1; RBFA; SETD9; MASTL; VANGL1; BAG1; RAB3GAP1;RRM2B; GOLGA3; MCPH1; NEO1; TECPR2; TK2; RAB40C; ZNF668; ZNF347; ZNF764;ZNF641; TSFM; PPARGC1B; SLC38A6; GGA3; GOLGA4; SEC23B; DPY19L3; ZNF555;YTHDF2; TFCP2; AAAS; CRBN; NKRF; MRRF; DGCR2; BANP; BRD7; SMG7; POLL;NCOA3; PCBP4; ZBED6; ARL13B; RABEPK; SAMD8; ARL1; ABHD16A; PPP2R2A;SUCLG2; CINP; RIF1; IFT27; KLF11; RANGRF; SRPR; SYCP3; MNAT1; ECI1; SF1;ZC4H2; ZFX; SYNJ2; MINPP1; SUFU; ATP6AP1; ATR; HADH; TIPARP; PIGT; CTTN;ZBTB33; PAFAH1B2; ZNF408; UHMK1; VDAC2; PEX11B; ESYT1; TMLHE; UBR2;CD99L2; GNL3L; PRMT7; KLHDC4; FLAD1; FBXL20; WDR44; PACSIN2; UQCC;NDUFS5; WNK1; NDUFC1; KIAA0430; RNF4; NCAPH2; NDUFA2; ZDHHC8; ACOX1;ZCCHC6; ZNF75D; FMR1; ARHGDIA; NIT1; MYNN; PFDN6; BAK1; DNAJC19; C1D;ATG16L1; FBXO11; DGCR8; TAF6; NCOR1; IKBKB; ZNF317; NCK1; DHX35; SMAD7;MRPS35; ORC4; HYI; FAM193B; ZMYM2; YAF2; IL6ST; SRSF11; SLC33A1; IPO8;ARPC1A; BCL2L1; GSTO1; SRSF10; CTCF; TNPO3; PSMD1; SIRT5; EML2; MSL3;RBBP5; SIRT6; SIRT2; TMEM127; VIPAS39; C9orf3; MRPS18A; NUP62; EXD2;DIDO1; NDUFA11; UCKL1; PPP2R4; DDX3X; NSUN2; KANSL1; LIMS1; SLC1A4;REST; TTC27; SLC30A6; CHMP3; FAM65A; SCRN3; NEK4; FBXL5; ENY2; TUBD1;DHRS4L2; PEX19; POGZ; EIF4G1; MATR3; MEPCE; MR1; PPIE; TMEM184B;ANKRD28; PTP4A2; COG4; NASP; CCDC107; YIPF6; DENND1B; APTX; SERPINB6;USB1; RAB9A; SRSF2; MICU1; CHMP5; CLINT1; CAMTA1; DICER1; SEPHS1;ZNF865; TOPORS; MLLT10; VAPB; THAP3; HSDL2; ANKHD1; ZFP91; MLL; GCLC;IRF3; BCL7B; ORC3; GABPA; MCL1; HIRIP3; ARNT; OXR1; ATP6VOC;JMJD7-PLA2G4B; ARHGEF12; LEPROT; RBBP7; PI4 KB; CUL2; POU2F1;ARPC4-TTLL3; ASCC1; EIF4G3; MSANTD3; MSANTD3-TMEFF1; RBM14; RBM12; CCT2;RBM4; RBM14-RBM4; CPNE1; CAPN1; ATP5J2-PTCD1; YY1AP1; ATP6V1F; ABCC10;RNF103; RNF103-CHMP3; TMEM110-MUSTN1; NFS1; DCTN5; CDIP1;C15orf38-AP3S2; NT5C1B-RDH14; TBC1D24; TRIM39-RPP21; RPP21; COPS3; TANK;AMMECR1L; KAT7; USP19; PSMC5; MLST8; CCNH; ARMC6; TBC1D23; AK2; GPANK1;TOR1AIP2; UCHL5; CABIN1; LRBA; UIMC1; CNOT2; BLOC1S5; FPGT;RPL17-C18orf32; GBF1; RNF145; NEK1; TRAF3; NIP7; PDCD2; ISY1; ZSCAN9;C20orf24; TGIF2-C20orf24; SUN2; PTK2; PMF1; PMF1-BGLAP; SLC4A2; DHX33;PPP2R5A; PSMA5; CPD; POC1B; PSMB2; INTS7; GGCT; MDP1; NEDD8-MDP1;SMURF1; DAP3; AK3; BCL2L2-PABPN1; KIF16B; MARK4; GLRX3; B4GALT3; HYPK;PDK2; PGM3; SIAE; SESN1; DOPEY1; SH3GL1; NDUFB5; UQCRB; NDUFB6; GCFC2;SAFB; HMGN3; RNF14; RNF7; ZNF778; GORASP2; ZNF513; C18orf21; EIF2D;CORO7-PAM16; PIGO; RBM15; PLRG1; SEC22C; ASB3; ASB6; AKR1A1; TRMT1L;PRDX1; C10orf137; ZMYND11; RPS10-NUDT3; UBE2E1; HSPE1-MOB4; UBE2G2;UBE2H; CTDP1; CUX1; SYNJ2BP-COX16; PIGV; CHURC1-FNTB; WBSCR22; MTA1;NDUFC2-KCTD14; IL17RC; NDUFC2; COMMD3-BMI1; CHURC1; UBE4A; COX16; PPT2;MBD1; SPHK2; MDM4; ZHX1-C8ORF76; SRP19; ZNF670; SCARB2; PPPSC; ZNF664;PRPS1; BIVM-ERCC5; CCPG1; PSMC2; RBAK; RBM10; EIF4A1; RBAK-LOC389458;KIFAP3; RFC1; ZNF587; LIPT1; ANO10; TNFAIP8L2-SCNM1; SCNM1; TCEB1;URGCP-MRPS24; NPEPL1; BAG4; ISY1-RAB43; BNIP1; TTF1; KLF9; USMG5; MAVS;CAPZB; POLR1D; CHTOP; AKIP1; SH3GLB1; IGSF8; PRKAG1; NSFL1C; GTF3C3;ARID4B; MAP2K5; KAT5; RAB11A; TGOLN2; STRADB; FAM115A; DHPS; HNRPDL;PTPN2; M6PR; RNF40; PRMT1; ATRN; BACE1; VWA9; BZW1; C1QBP; ZNF48;CAMK2D; CASP6; CASP7; CASP9; CCNT1; CCNT2; PITRM1; ATAD2B; ODF2;ANAPC13; TWF1; WDR20; PIK3R1; EIF1AD; ZSWIM8; MIF4GD; MFSD11; NCOA6;ANAPC16; MAP4K4; RIN2; TMEM147; RBM39; RAB2A; AHCYL1; LOC100289561;ZNF691; TRIM26; BRF1; NUP93; ZNF322; ZNF790; DEF8; RNF41; ARFGAP2;AP2A2; RNF146; ARFIP2; ELP2; CARKD; ZBTB17; ZKSCAN3; PPP6R2; AKAP1;MPPE1; ASCC2; ZFAND6; EIF3L; ZNF410; SNX1; AKT2; PLD2; NFKBIB; PDE8A;TAF1C; PIM1; INPP5F; HIP1; RANBP6; PES1; NARS2; TIGD6; HINFP; NUB1;CLCN3; GLRX2; CLEC16A; PDIK1L; MTMR2; CD2BP2; GFOD2; LETMD1; RAB6A;SETMAR; LAMTOR3; RGL2; C7orf49; POMGNT1; BTF3L4; CEP57; SMUG1; CHST12;TOB1; TRA2B; TPD52L2; HDLBP; PRPSAP2; PPP3CC; KIAA0586; APEX1; HBP1;TRRAP; C7orf55-LUC7L2; LUC7L2; IMMP2L; CHMP2B; STX5; GFPT1; RAD23B;TMEM126A; FOXP1; DLST; PRPF4; TXN; PPP1CC; SEL1L; CTAGE5; ASAP1; TRIM3;NUDT9; SP1; USP4; ASPSCR1; APPL2; SLC30A5; PAPOLA; RAB5B; RAB5C; TAOK2;PCMT1; USP15; AP4E1; LSM4; GEMIN5; SEC24A; CEBPG; NT5C; TNIP1; URI1;ACSS1; BBS4; CDC5L; RPL15; ZNF444; SLC52A2; GMDS; AP4B1; YME1L1; UXS1;MED27; TBC1D1; CYB5D2; CREB3L4; PNPLA8; PSMC3IP; PIK3CB; ANKRD26;C9orf72; ATF2; NAA10; TRIM65; CERS6; ARL8A; CSE1L; TMCO1; ZNF620;ANKRD11; SNX12; ARAF; ETS2; STK3; PTGES2; CHD1L; UBE2L3; MCMBP; LRRC39;NOL8; ELOVL1; SLMO2; KDM2A; LRRC42; RAB18; CPSF3L; KAT6B; WDR92; GOLGB1;MAN2C1; SSBP1; C9orf69; SLC25A1; NOP16; PCGF5; MPP5; PPFIBP2; RPL10;Clorf85; TUBGCP2; R3HCC1L; NR1H2; FAM193A; DPP3; STOML1; KIAA0391;CSNK2A3; PRDM11; ANAPC10; CCT4; USP39; CNOT10; TMEM161A; GAPDH; RIT1;PAF1; SMG6; LOC100862671; POLD1; BTRC; RNF34; SRI; DDX21; CLCN6; CCDC51;FBXW7; NDUFB3; COX14; ITCH; DDX56; POM121; DDX6; CUL3; DIS3L2; HNRNPH1;SCFD1; ABCG2; CD63; TRMT2A; CCDC132; ANKFY1; COPS4; SERINC4; POLR3E;HARS; MIS12; NDUFA12; SPATA20; IDH3B; FAM173B; SMS; TARS; FBX018; FASTK;CDK8; WDR4; ZNF155; SLC9A8; RDX; SRP68; CDK9; CALCOCO2; NOL10; PSMD9;TSN; SFSWAP; DCTN2; LPIN1; AARSD1; ADAM15; NSRP1; PDPK1; AP3D1; TBRG4;BRE; MORF4L1; CNOT1; MZF1; LARP7; ARMC8; PSME3; SNX17; PEMT; PDCD6;EIF3C; TOR1AIP1; UBOXS; FAM189B; ITPA; SRP72; CCDC61; ARSG; ING1; IFT20;AMBRA1; PAAF1; ILF2; EIF6; SLC12A9; ZNF839; CLOCK; SLIRP; HSD11B1L;SHOC2; CHD1; TMEM254; ANKRD46; FAM73A; RXRB; MAP4K3; PSMD5; CDK2AP1;UBE3B; WWP2; MCM3; PPP2R5D; PSMB6; PSMD11; CAMKK2; TAF11; RPL13A; LATS1;DAAM1; MED23; STOM; RNF111; WTAP; MED4; JOSD2; MARCH6; MCU; ARHGAP12;BCL2L13; NTAN1; STRIP1; TFAM; MEAF6; HAUS6; TRAPPC6A; TRAPPC3; UCHL3;NOSIP; IST1; ZFAND2B; MAX; VPS72; PCED1A; RAP2C; FAM173A; TTC19; EMC1;C21orf2; PEX11A; DNAJC10; LOC100129361; PPME1; HERC3; STX10; PPP1R12C;RQCD1; ZNF138; MTCH1; NSA2; LOC441155; PYCR2; SLC35A3; ABCB7; MKRN2;FBXO38; COPZ1; APEX2; AP3B1; PSMD6; DYNC1I2; MED21; DCLRE1A; PRELID1;RSRC1; RCN2; IKZF5; ZNF700; CDK2AP2; RRAGC; GTF2H3; AAR2; CUEDC1;KHDRBS1; AAGAB; TARS2; SEC11A; CEP164; RMND1; MEGF8; SLC39A1; HSP90AB1;STK25; PUS3; RAB4A; DOCK7; EPC1; LRRC14; RPS6KB1; TRAP1; C16orf91;MRFAP1; SHISA5; ABHD10; QARS; USP10; STX4; CHD4; WDTC1; RGS3; MBD4;PPIP5K2; PRKAR1A; NISCH; PPP1R3E; YOD1; C18orf8; USF1; ESF1; UNKL;SEC16A; KPNB1; ELF2; LONP1; CHUK; CIRBP; TBCB; AP1S1; AP3S1; CLNS1A;CLPTM1; CREBL2; MAPK14; CSNK1G2; CSNK2B; CSTF3; CTSO; CTSZ; DAD1; DGKQ;DARS; DHX9; DHX15; DECR1; DNASE2; DYNC1H1; DPAGT1; DPH1; DRG2; DYRK1A;ECH1; EEF1G; EIF2B1; EIF2S3; EIF4B; ELAVL1; ENO1; EP300; FBL; EXTL3;XRCC6; BLOC1S1; GDI1; GTF2B; GTF2H4; GTF3C1; HDAC2; HSBP1; DNAJA1;NDST1; ICT1; IL13RA1; ING2; INPPL1; EIF3E; AARS; ACVR2A; PARP1; AKR1B1;APEH; TRIM23; ARF4; ARF5; ARF6; RHOA; ARVCF; ATF4; ATPSB; ATP5F1;ATP6V1C1; ATPSO; AUH; POLR3D; BPGM; BSG; CAT; CBFB; CDK7; CENPB; CENPC1;CLTB; SLC31A1; COX4I1; COXSB; COX6B1; COX7A2; COX7C; CSNK1D; CSNK2A1;CTNNA1; CTPS1; CTSB; CTSD; CYC1; DBT; DDB1; DLAT; DR1; DUSP7; E2F4;EEF2; EIF5; ELK4; STX2; ESD; ETV6; EYA3; FAU; FKBP3; FKBP4; FNTA; FNTB;FTH1; KDSR; GAB1; GABPB1; GARS; GCLM; GNAQ; GNB1; GNS; GOLGA1; GOT2;GTF2E2; GTF2F1; GTF3A; H2AFX; H2AFZ; HTT; HIVEP1; HMGB1; HNRNPA1;HNRNPA2B1; HNRNPK; HSPA4; HSPD1; HSPE1; IARS; ID2; ID3; AC01; IRF2;ITGAE; ITGB1; ITPR2; JAK1; KPNA1; KPNA3; KPNA4; TNPO1; IPO5; LIG3; LRP1;LRP3; LRP6; LRPAP1; MAGOH; MAN2A1; CD46; MDM2; MAP3K3; MGAT2; MGMT; MIF;MAP3K11; MPI; MPV17; MSH3; MAP3K10; MTAP; MTRR; MTX1; MVD; NUBP1; NBN;NCBP1; NDUFA4; NDUFA6; NDUFS4; NDUFS8; NFX1; NFYA; NME3; NRAS; NTHL1;NUP88; NVL; TBC1D25; OAZ2; ODC1; OGG1; ORC5; OSBP; PEBP1; FURIN; PAK2;PBX2; PCNA; PDE6D; PERI; PEX10; PEX13; PFDN1; PFDN4; PFDN5; PFKL; PHB;SLC25A3; PHF1; PIGA; PIGC; PIGF; PIK3C2A; PIK3C3; PI4KA; PMM1; PNN;POLA2; POLR2E; POLR2G; PPAT; PPP1R7; PPP1R8; PPP1R10; PPP2CA; PPP4C;PREP; PRKACA; PRKCI; MAPK1; MAPK6; MAPK7; MAPK8; MAP2K1; MAP2K3;PRPSAP1; PSMA2; PSMA3; PSMA6; PSMA7; PSMB1; PSMB3; PSMB4; PSMB7; PSMC1;PSMC3; PSMC6; PSMD2; PSMD3; PSMD4; PSMD7; PSMD8; PSMD10; PSMD12; PSMD13;PSME2; PTBP1; PTPN1; PTPN11; PTPRA; RAD1; RAD17; RAD51C; RAF1; RALB;RANBP1; RANGAP1; RARS; RASA1; ARID4A; RCN1; NELFE; RECQL; UPF1; REV3L;RFC2; RFC4; RFNG; RFX1; RGS12; RING1; RNASEH1; RNH1; RORA; RPA1; RPA2;RPA3; MRPL12; RPN1; RXRA; SBF1; ATXN2; SDHB; SDHD; MAP2K4; SRSF3; SGTA;SKI; SMARCA2; SMARCC1; SMARCD1; SMARCE1; SNAPC1; SNAPC4; SNRNP70; SNRPB;SNRPB2; SNRPC; SNRPE; SNRPF; SNRPG; SNX2; SP2; UAP1; SPG7; SPTBN1; SRM;SRP14; SRPK1; SSB; SSR1; SSR2; SSRP1; STAT3; STIM1; STRN; SUPT4H1;SUPT6H; SUPV3L1; SURF1; SUV39H1; ADAM17; TAF2; TAF4; MAP3K7; TAPBP;TBCC; TCEB3; TCF12; TDG; TERF1; THOP1; SEC62; TRAPPC10; TOP1; TPP2; TPR;TPT1; NR2C2; TSPYL1; TSSC1; TSTA3; TTC1; TUFM; HIRA; TYK2; UBA1; UBE2A;UBE2B; UBE2D2; UBE2D3; UBE2G1; UBE2I; UBE2N; UBE2V2; UNG; UQCRC1;UQCRC2; USF2; UVRAG; VBP1; VDAC1; XPO1; XRCC4; YY1; YWHAB; ZNF7; ZNF35;ZNF45; ZNF76; ZNF91; ZNF131; ZNF134; ZKSCAN1; ZNF140; ZNF143; ZNF189;ZNF202; USP7; STAM; CUL5; MLL2; TAF15; NRIP1; TMEM187; AXIN1; HIST1H2BC;PIP4K2B; ULK1; EEA1; ANXA9; STX7; VAPA; ZNF282; DUSP11; CUL1; TTF2;SMARCA5; OFD1; PPM1D; RANBP3; PPFIA1; PARG; NDST2; IKBKAP; HAT1; DGKE;CAMK1; AGPS; BLZF1; MAPKAPK5; PRPF18; DEGS1; DENR; YARS; RRP1; KHSRP;AKR7A2; NOP14; RUVBL1; USO1; CDK13; RFXANK; SSNA1; NCOA1; TNKS; EIF3A;EIF3D; EIF3F; EIF3G; EIF3H; EIF3I; EIF3J; BECN1; MRPL40; B4GALT4;MBTPS1; EDF1; CTSF; SNX4; SNX3; EED; RNMT; RNGTT; GPAA1; RIPK1; CRADD;TNFSF12; ADAMS; CDS2; RIPK2; FADD; SNAP23; NAPG; NAPA; MTMR1; RIOK3;TNFRSF10B; DYRK4; SUCLG1; SUCLA2; CREG1; TRIM24; DPM1; DCAF5; DPM2;SAP30; CES2; TMEM11; HDAC3; KAT2B; SGPL1; FUBP1; ZNF259; MCM3AP; EIF2B5;EIF2S2; CPNE3; BUD31; PRPF4B; TIMELESS; HERC1; MBD3; MBD2; ST13; FUBP3;TOP3B; WASL; ATP6V0E1; SLC25A14; RPS6KB2; RNF8; UBA3; UBE2M; BTAF1; AIP;CLK2; RHOB; ATIC; ATOX1; BYSL; CCNG1; CDKN1B; AP2S1; COX8A; CRY1; CS;TIMM8A; DUSP3; ECHS1; EIF2S1; EIF4EBP2; FDX1; FEN1; GMFB; GPS1; GTF2F2;HSPA9; IDH3G; IREB2; NDUFB7; NINJ1; OAZ1; PRKAR2A; RAB1A; RAB5A; SDHA;SNRPD3; TARBP2; UXT; PIGQ; FIBP; EBAG9; RAB11B; UBE2L6; MFHAS1; CYTH2;MED14; SOCS6; ZNF235; TRIP12; TRIP11; JMJD1C; MED17; MED20; PIGL; PMPCB;GTPBP1; NFE2L3; MTRF1; ACTL6A; ACVR1B; ARHGAP1; ARL3; ASNA1; BAD; BCL9;BNIP2; BPHL; BRAF; PTTGlIP; CAD; CALR; CASP3; CD81; CDC34; COX6C; COX15;CREB1; CTBS; DDX5; DDX10; DFFA; RCAN1; DVL2; DVL3; E4F1; PHC2; ENDOG;ENSA; EPRS; ERH; ESRRA; ACSL3; ACSL4; BPTF; FARSA; FDFT1; FLOT2; FRG1;GALNT2; GOLGA2; GPS2; ARHGAP35; GTF2A2; HNRNPAB; HNRNPU; HUS1; IDI1;FOXK2; MGST3; MOCS2; NARS; NDUFA1; NDUFA3; NDUFA10; NDUFB1; NDUFB2;NDUFB10; NDUFS3; NDUFS6; NFATC3; YBX1; PARK2; PET112; PEX14; PIGH; PSPH;RABGGTA; RABGGTB; RPS6KA3; SCO1; SNRPA; SNRPD2; SREBF2; TAF1; TBCA;TOP3A; TRAF6; TTC4; RAB7A; PRRC2A; DDX39B; PABPN1; C21orf33; BAP1;CDC23; HERC2; PIAS2; MTMR6; MTMR4; ATP6V0D1; PRPF3; FAM50A; RRP9;PRKRIR; ATG12; PDCD5; HGS; NEMF; PCSK7; COX7A2L; SCAF11; AP4M1; ZW10;ETF1; MTA2; NOLC1; MAPKAPK2; ITGB1BP1; COPB2; ZNHIT3; MED1; B4GALT5;CNOT8; VAMP3; SNAP29; TXNL1; PPIG; KIF3B; TM9SF2; CIAO1; POLR2D; HS6ST1;NMT2; PEX16; SNRNP40; DDX23; SYMPK; EIF2AK3; SH3BP5; EIF4E2; ATG5;ROCK2; STX8; PIGB; CLTC; FXR2; MPDU1; TMEM59; CIR1; APBA3; ATP6V1G1;SPAG7; MRPL33; SEC22B; PRDX6; VPS9D1; SEC24C; ACTN4; MRPL49; DDX1; DHX8;MTOR; KRAS; MARS; MYO1E; NDUFA5; NDUFA7; NDUFA9; NDUFAB1; NDUFB8;NDUFB9; NUCB2; OXA1L; PCYT1A; PFN1; PGGT1B; PIK3R2; POLR2K; POLRMT;PPID; PRCP; PWP2; ABCD4; SFPQ; SIAH2; TLE1; TRIM25; NUP214; ZRSR2;SLC27A4; ZMYM4; RBM8A; OXSR1; WDR1; GOLGA5; MVP; THRAP3; MED12; MED13;NUP153; CCS; DOPEY2; THOC1; SART1; ABL1; ATF1; BMI1; CHKB; CRK; CRKL;DDOST; ERCC4; GAK; GFER; GLUD1; GNB2; RAPGEF1; PDIA3; HCFC1; HINT1;ZBTB48; HSPA5; JUND; SMAD4; NCL; NFIL3; NKTR; NUP98; PDCL; PHF2; RALA;ROCK1; SLC20A1; STAT2; YES1; CCDC6; MLF2; SMC3; ZRANB2; MED6; ACOT8;GNPDA1; MED16; PIGK; RANBP9; UBA2; CFL1; DMXL1; DOM3Z; GTF2E1; HSF1;DNAJC4; IDH3A; IFI35; IFNGR2; INPP5A; INPP5B; LAMP1; LMAN1; ALDH6A1;MRE11A; RBL2; RHEB; SRSF4; SOLH; SOS1; TAF13; TARBP1; ZNF354A; TCF20;TERF2; NELFA; EVI5; REEP5; TAF1B; SOX13; FARSB; ABCC5; DNM1L; ABCF2;COX17; SCAMP2; SCAMP3; ERAL1; TSSC4; PDCD7; GIPC1; ARPC3; ACTR3; PPIF;CTDSP2; ARPC2; RAD50; ACTR1B; ACTR1A; ZNF263; PDIA6; ARIH1; NAMPT;AKAP9; G3BP1; CEBPZ; TRIM28; ATP6AP2; LPCAT3; RCL1; CNIH; RBM5; LHFPL2;ALYREF; TXNDC9; MPHOSPH10; NME6; NUTF2; USPL1; EIF1; FLOT1; PSMD14;PRDX2; PRKD3; SLC35B1; DCAF7; AP3S2; MRPS31; POP7; SRRM1; STAM2; SF3B4;ZMPSTE24; AKAP8; PURA; STUB1; STAG1; SIGMAR1; CWC27; SAP18; SMNDC1;BCAS2; EIF1B; DNAJA2; APC2; KATNB1; ACAT2; CAPRIN1; NBR1; MCMI; MDH2;MAP3K4; MFAP1; MIPEP; MLLT1; MTHFD1; NAB1; HNRNPM; NAP1L4; PRCC; RNF6;TSPAN31; TBCD; TSNAX; UQCRFS1; UQCRH; CLPP; LAGE3; ARID1A; ALKBH1;CDC123; H1FX; PCNT; CDC42BPB; HDAC6; SNAPC5; DSCR3; SMYD5; RRAGB; AGFG2;TUBA1B; IK; IRF9; BPNT1; PIAS3; LUC7L3; TAB1; MAN2A2; TMEM50B; CAPZA2;DYNC1LI2; NEDD8; NFYB; NUCB1; NUMA1; ORC2; PA2G4; PCBP1; PCM1; PIK3CA;PIN1; PITPNA; POLE; POLR2H; POLR2I; POLR2J; PPP2R5B; PPP2R5E; PRKAA1;PRKAB1; PKN2; DNAJC3; PSME1; RAD21; RANBP2; DPF2; SRSF6; ITSN2; TAF10;TESK1; TSG101; VARS; XRCC1; ZKSCAN8; SHFM1; ANP32A; SMC1A; NPEPPS;PCGF3; CDIPT; PGRMC2; ARIH2; TUBGCP3; CFDP1; RAN; TIMM23; LYPLA1; EMG1;TIMM17A; ZER1; HMG20B; MERTK; SLC30A9; PIBF1; PPIH; ZNHIT1; TIMM44;ZBTB18; TADA3; UBE2E3; EIF3M; SEC23A; CREB3; LRRC41; VTI1B; ENOX2;APPBP2; CIB1; CHERP; IPO7; NOP56; SSSCA1; RNASEH2A; ANP32B; LAMTOR5;AGPAT1; SPTLC1; ARFGEF2; ARFGEF1; RABAC1; SLUT; SIVA1; MRPL28; NPC2;TXNRD2; DRAP1; DNPH1; PRPF8; PAIP1; TBL3; MXD4; HEXIM1; RBCK1; STAMBP;POLR3F; POLR3C; IVNS1ABP; TAF6L; ATP5L; GNAI3; LGALS8; POLH; PSMC4;TRIM27; RSC1A1; SARS; DYNLT1; DYNLT3; TFE3; SLBP; YEATS4; ELL; NCOA2;SPHAR; EXO05; NPRL2; MTX2; YKT6; PMVK; FARS2; CGRRF1; RRAGA; DCTN6;GNA13; MAP4K5; GMEB1; CCT8; POLD3; HSPA8; SLC12A7; NUDC; PTGES3; MAP3K2;ZBTB6; POP4; VAMPS; ZNF460; RPP40; SDCCAG8; CLPX; SRCAP; JTB; MAN1A2;TXNL4A; NUDT3; GLO1; EHMT2; COPSE; RNPS1; SUB1; SMPDL3A; DIAPH2; PSKH1;SURF6; SYPL1; TALDO1; TCEA1; YWHAE; IFRD2; LZTR1; LMO4; DDX18; QKI;ZFPL1; WDR3; MALT1; RALBP1; PRDX3; AFG3L2; KDELR1; SF3A3; HNRNPA0;SEC61B; SERINC3; PNRC1; PSMF1; TMED2; STIP1; CKAP4; YWHAQ; TMED10;ASCC3; UQCR11; COPS6; GCN1L1; COPS5; METAP2; SF3B2; ILVBL; SNRNP27;TMED1; LIAS; CALM1; MYO9A; PPA2; RAC1; RBBP6; RNF5; RPE; SDF2; ST3GAL2;SKIV2L; SKP1; SUMO3; SNRPD1; SOS2; ZNF33A; ZNF33B; ZNF12; ZNF17; ZNF22;ZNF24; ZNF28; ZBTB25; RNF113A; NPM3; SLC35D2; ADRM1; NUDT21; CPSF6;RTN4; DDX52; WWP1; CYB561D2; TMEM115; DUSP14; TOPBP1; RER1; HNRNPUL1;KRR1; FAF1; POLR3A; CLASRP; KPTN; PWP1; CDC37; FICD; LSM6; ATPSI;RPL10A; UBL3; SSR3; TCEB2; TEP1; TFDP1; TMF1; TRIO; UTRN; VCP; ZNF41;VEZF1; ZNF175; ZXDA; ZXDB; SLMAP; ZMYM6; TESK2; NUP50; C14orf1; STRAP;CEP250; WBP4; ABCB8; SEC23IP; SUPT16H; POLI; PROSC; AKAP10; MRPL3;RPL35; PRAF2; SEC63; HPS5; RNF139; DCTN3; XPOT; CHP1; PXMP4; DUSP12;SNF8; ATXN2L; SYNRG; PNKP; B4GALT7; VPS45; LYPLA2; COPE; STXBP3; TUSC2;CBX3; EXOC3; GABARAP; RNF13; TWF2; GABARAPL2; STAT1; NUPL2; ZNF236;OGFR; ATF6; PAXIP1; CASC3; RALY; BRD3; DDX42; TARDBP; COMMD3; CCT5;DGAT1; ELL2; PGLS; ABCB10; MACF1; ADAT1; PRDXS; AP3M1; APPL1; CD3EAP;DNPEP; ARL2BP; AHSA1; CCRN4L; CD2AP; COPG2; FAM50B; AATF; SERGEF;CCNDBP1; FBXL3; FBXL4; FBXL6; FBXW2; FBXO22; FBXW8; FBXO3; FBXO8; FKBP8;TIMM10B; EIF2C1; GRHPR; GTF3C4; HNRNPH3; HARS2; MID2; NUBP2; MSRB2;POMZP3; PRDM2; RYBP; SCAP; SNW1; XRN2; ZNF212; HACL1; RHBDD3; ZNF346;FTSJ1; KEAP1; G3BP2; FBXW11; KIN; KPNA6; LETM1; PLA2G15; PIGN; DNAJB9;GTPBP4; NUFIP1; FBXO9; TTC33; BLOC1S6; PEF1; PFAS; PFDN2; CDK14; PITPNB;ANP32C; ICMT; PRDM4; ZMYND8; H2AFV; RAB3GAP2; RLF; RSU1; SF3B3; SEC22A;SNAPIN; STATSB; TIMM10; TIMM13; TIMM8B; TIMM9; ATP6V0A2; PRPF6; TXN2;UCK2; WBP1; WBP2; YWHAG; ZNF281; EIF3K; DNAJC15; N6AMT1; C16orf80;VPS4A; HTRA2; NXT1; TBK1; SAP30BP; VPS51; MAT2B; POLM; GNL2; RBM15B;CPSF1; TRA2A; SAC3D1; CCDC106; EEF2K; SNX15; PRRC2B; UBIAD1; SNX8;SNX11; ATG4B; PAXBP1; NME7; GMPPB; GMPPA; SEC61A1; TIMM22; ALG6; TFPT;KCNJ14; NENF; CNOT7; ZNF225; ANAPC2; ANAPC4; ABT1; DPP7; PREB; NRBP1;FTSJ2; USP25; UBQLN1; STOML2; ST6GALNAC6; UBQLN2; BAZ1A; BAZ2A; BAZ2B;DHX38; CCDC22; SNRNP200; DEXI; SACM1L; MRPS28; WDR37; DCPS; OSTM1;ASF1A; SNX24; SPCS1; ANAPC15; UNC50; MRPS18B; C19orf53; MKL2; ACAD9;MRPL42; NOB1; NTMT1; ASTE1; FAM32A; MRPL13; ZNF770; C16orf72; ZC3H7A;ZBTB44; SETD2; MRPL18; NDUFAF4; CCDC59; METTLS; CHMP4A; GTPBP8; CRIPT;MRPL15; TIMM21; LGALSL; ORMDL2; DYNLRB1; CNIH4; TMEM208; SSU72; AP2A1;TMEM258; NDUFA8; PPP2R1A; VAMP2; HSD17B8; UBL4A; GNPAT; EIF2B2; RAPGEF2;RBX1; TMEM5; CNPY2; Cllorf58; MGAT4B; DNAJC8; SUCO; EXOSC2; NOMO1;TRAM1; CAPN7; ETHEl; BRD4; ISCU; TGDS; C22orf28; TMEM50A; KLHDC2; PDSS1;PATZ1; EDC4; PPIL2; PISD; MTCH2; ZNF318; TBC1D22A; ZNF324; HIBCH; GNL3;FAM162A; AKAP8L; RNF11; ACAD8; DIEXF; PELP1; SND1; GHITM; VPS41; UQCRQ;ZBTB11; AFF4; INVS; SNX5; TUBGCP4; CHMP2A; RNF115; KLHL20; LSM1; LSM3;DIMT1; ZNF330; TNRC6A; GOLIM4; PRPF19; UTP20; RABGEF1; TOR1B; MCAT;CNOT3; ZNF232; TMOD3; ZKSCAN5; LATS2; BRD1; ERO1L; ZNRD1; DNTTIP2;MAGED2; PIK3R4; UBXN4; MDN1; FAM120A; FAF2; PSME4; ATP11B; ZNF592;SH3PXD2A; CTR9; TTC37; MDC1; SAFB2; SLC25A44; TTI1; PHF14; KDM4A; UBE3C;EMC2; KIAA0100; KIAA0355; AQR; TMEM63A; CEP104; SART3; USP34; SETD1A;LAPTM4A; SLK; MLL4; MLEC; KIAA0195; EIF4A3; TM9SF4; MTSS1; SPCS2; BMS1;PTDSS1; SERTAD2; MAML1; SNX19; TATDN2; MRPL19; TOMM20; EFCAB14; URB2;TSC22D2; ARHGEF11; ZBTB24; PLEKHM1; C2CD5; ZNF518A; EPM2AIP1; C2CD2L;FARP2; CEP350; LRIG2; PJA2; TOMM70A; SEC24D; FCHSD2; URB1; ZC3H11A;TOX4; DDX46; ZBTB39; OSBPL2; ZBED4; FIG. 4; KIAA0196; AP5Z1; DENND4B;SUPT7L; FAM20B; RNF10; ZBTB5; JOSD1; HELZ; KIAA0020; N4BP2L2; PDAP1;SCAF8; ZFP30; DOLK; AAK1; LMTK2; ICK; R3HDM2; ZNF510; PPP6R1; MLXIP;TRAPPC8; MON1B; MORC2; ZHX2; KIAA0907; BAHD1; DHX30; TCF25; PDCD11;PCNX; HMGXB3; RALGAPA1; WDFY3; RAB21; SPEN; FBX021; EXOSC7; KDM4B;USP33; PHLPP2; ZNF292; XPO7; MON2; PDXDC1; FRYL; PDS5B; ZHX3; KIAA0754;PIKFYVE; ZNF609; TBC1D9B; GGA2; WAPAL; SETX; SETD1B; FTSJD2; ERP44;RRP1B; MYCBP2; AVL9; PPRC1; ZC3H13; SARM1; CDK12; MRPS27; CUL9; FAM179B;SMG1; TAB2; PLXND1; ATG2A; RAD54L2; SMC5; MAST2; ZZEF1; ANKLE2; ZC3H3;GRAMD4; CIC; TBC1D9; WDR43; SNX13; MPRIP; NUP205; EFR3A; RTF1; TTLL12;METAP1; ZCCHC14; CEP68; PHF3; LARP4B; RCOR1; FAM168A; PMPCA; PLEKHM2;ZC3H4; RRS1; PRRC2C; TBC1D12; DNAJC9; KIAA0556; RPRD2; ATP11A; DNMBP;POFUT2; CLUH; NUP160; CSTF2T; ATMIN; KIF13B; FKBP15; SIN3B; NCAPD3;DNAJC13; MAN2B2; KIAA1033; USP22; DPY19L1; SZT2; WDR7; VPS39; DNAJC16;KHNYN; ANGEL1; USP24; FNBP4; KIAA1109; LARP1; PPP1R13B; PUM2; UFL1;RRP8; KIAA0947; SMG5; MAU2; NCSTN; NUDCD3; MED13L; ZDHHC17; ADNP; LARS2;PPWD1; ZFYVE26; TMEM131; GLTSCR1L; POFUT1; SUZ12; SCRIB; MORC3; SKIV2L2;R3HDM1; ELP5; PANX1; VPS13D; SAMM50; HECTD1; NIPBL; YIPF3; TECPR1;DCAF12; ABHD14A; EP400; C3orf17; DCAF13; TMEM186; AASDHPPT; POLR1A;CCDC28A; AHCTF1; CAMSAP1; CNOT6; NELFB; ZDHHC5; MTMR9; ATL3; NOL11;PTPN23; NIPSNAP3A; HEATR5A; FAM98A; SLC22A23; KBTBD2; SYF2; PNISR;KIAA1429; NECAP1; DHRS7B; IBTK; TBC1D10B; RNF167; C2CD3; DAK; ZZZ3;RPAP1; LRIG1; UPF2; PTCD1; GLCE; OPAl; UBXN7; LTN1; POLDIP2; GPATCH4;HERC4; CCDC9; CCZ1; LDLRAP1; PRPF31; EPC2; GAPVD1; TRPC4AP; IRF2BP1;C10orf12; NAT9; ZNF337; NOC2L; RSL1D1; GTPBP5; SENP3; TRUB2; WWC3;ZNF777; BRPF3; COQ2; GPKOW; MMADHC; RRP7A; DESI1; SGSM3; GLTSCR1; DCAF8;WARS2; UBXN1; GTF2A1; ZNF593; AZIN1; MBTPS2; PCF11; CDC40; ZBTB7A; UBR5;EIF5B; TRIM33; LAP3; NBAS; WDPCP; TXNDC12; TXNDC11; POP5; RPS27L; POMP;TMA7; NOP58; NMD3; TRMT6; ATP6V1H; MTERFD1; SLC35C2; PELO; GET4; MRPL2;DERA; MRPL4; APIP; CUTC; FCF1; NDUFA13; ERGIC3; MRPS17; MRPS7; TAF9B;UBE2D4; HEBP1; ATP6V1D; ADIPOR1; UTP18; ABHD5; NDUFAF1; PHF20L1; TFB1M;UBE2J1; RBMX2; LACTB2; SUV420H1; TRAPPC12; RMDN1; MRPS2; COQ4; UTP11L;SBDS; C14orf166; DERL2; FAHD2A; EXOSC1; SF3B14; ISOC1; EMC9; MRPL11;MRPL48; TMBIM4; TPRKB; PPIL1; MED31; FAM96B; MRPS16; MRPS18C; FIS1;PAM16; MRPS23; MRPS33; GOLT1B; BOLA1; VPS36; PTRH2; TVP23B; GLOD4;CDK5RAP1; STYXL1; RBM7; RPL26L1; COMMD2; IER3IP1; NAA20; ZFR; TELO2;RLIM; TMEM66; COPG1; RAB10; INSIG2; CHCHD2; DYNC1LI1; HSD17B12; COMMD10;WDR83OS; TRAPPC4; RAB4B; PIAS1; NOL7; HEMK1; SDF4; MRTO4; LSM7; NAA38;PDGFC; CPSF3; VPS28; TRAPPC2L; TRIP4; DBR1; POLK; MAN1B1; DDX41; SNX9;VPS29; NLK; BIRC6; FAM8A1; NAGPA; TUBE1; SELT; TAOK3; HP1BP3; PCYOX1;HSPA14; RSL24D1; SS18L2; DNAJB11; POLR3K; ATPIF1; WBP11; RAB14; ZNF274;ZNF639; SRRM2; ZDHHC2; DDX47; TACO1; ACP6; WWOX; AKAP7; C9orf114;CTDSPL2; TRIAP1; C11orf73; CWC15; TRMT112; UFC1; RTFDC1; GLRX5; RNF141;GLTP; RTEL1; NCKIPSD; EMC4; TMEM9; CXXC5; ANKRD39; C20orf111; CCDC174;ZC3HC1; C9orf156; PDZD11; VTA1; TMEM69; MRPL37; RNF181; MRPL51; PBDC1;MRPL27; ZCCHC17; KBTBD4; SCLY; C9orf78; KLF3; TM7SF3; SCAND1; BFAR;COA4; BCCIP; ERGIC2; RSF1; TIMMDC1; KDM3B; ARMCX3; TDP2; KRCC1; ZNF644;MRPL35; WAC; MRPS30; GDE1; CRNKL1; STX18; POLA1; RWDD2B; SEPSECS; USP18;NUP54; PTOV1; CPSF2; POLE3; CHRAC1; MRPL39; TMED9; HAUS7; ARID1B;MPHOSPH8; POGK; CNOT11; FOXRED1; MIER2; INO80; ZRANB1; UBE2Q1; TRIM44;WDR5; ZC3H7B; MED29; BMP2K; VEZT; ZCCHC8; RNPC3; ALKBH4; C17orf59;CNNM3; CDKN2AIP; KCTD9; KLHL24; TRIT1; FTSJ3; CNNM2; DYM; KLHL28;GATAD2A; ANKRD10; ZCCHC10; OTUB1; TRPM7; GIN1; MCM9; FBXL12; ANKRD49;WDR55; PGPEP1; TASP1; ZNF3; CC2D1A; TMEM104; QRICH1; THUMPD1; ZCCHC2;DPP8; ST7L; CWC25; UHRF1BP1; ALKBH5; PNRC2; MTMR10; SLC39A4; LRRC40;PXK; TBC1D22B; CDKAL1; CHD7; FAM208B; FOCAD; BTBD2; YTHDF1; HEATR2;OSGEP; ZSCAN32; UBE2R2; CHCHD3; IMPAD1; RAB20; WRAP73; TRMT10C; EXD3;KANSL2; MARCH5; ADPRHL2; COMMD4; CECR5; FAM206A; MRPL16; SDHAF2;SLC48A1; TRNAU1AP; FAM120C; Clorf109; PARP16; SSH3; INTS8; C4orf27;THG1L; SLC25A38; SLC35F6; ZNF416; CLN6; PINX1; Clorf123; VPS13B;PRPF40A; DDX27; GIDS; HIF IAN; TMCO3; PAK1IP1; LAMTOR1; ZNF446; TRMT61B;CDC37L1; C19orf24; PIH1D1; PPP2R3C; STX17; NPLOC4; PRPF39; C14orf119;DENND4C; GPATCH2L; PHIP; USP47; PTCD3; TRMT12; VPS37C; IWS1; NRDE2;MRPL20; RUFY2; SCYL2; TMEM248; RNF31; TRMU; ARGLU1; ClOorf118; MED9;YEATS2; WDYHV1; GPATCH1; SAMD4B; WDR6; LUC7L; WDR70; ATG2B; GPATCH2;SLFN12; AGGF1; RBM22; MAGOHB; PLEKHJ1; MANSC1; WDR60; VAC14; TMEM39B;IARS2; PRPF38B; AKIRIN2; GPN2; ARHGEF40; HEATR1; TRIM68; CCDC94; LARP1B;SRBD1; IPO9; ELP3; WDR74; GSPT2; NLE1; THAP1; MTPAP; LMBR1L; SDAD1;WDR11; ARMC1; DARS2; TMEM33; TSR1; PNPO; SHQ1; MRPS10; INTS10; RMDN3;RNMTL1; SMG8; RNF220; RIC8B; SLC4A1AP; NADSYN1; DNAJC17; ASUN; RPRD1A;MAP1S; N4BP2; GOLPH3L; ATF7IP; DHX32; ARL8B; ZFP64; DNAJC11; HMG20A;TBC1D13; TMEM57; VPS35; ARFGAP1; PANK4; USP40; COA1; SMU1; UBA6; AP5M1;NUP133; SLC38A7; OGFOD1; CCAR1; AGK; TMEM184C; CCDC25; WDR12; TTC17;TYW1; TMEM39A; WDR41; ADI1; THNSL2; TMEM19; NUDT15; IMP3; PHF10; QRSL1;ZNF654; CWF19L1; EXOC2; BRF2; PBRM1; CCDC91; RNF121; BRIX1; DDX19A; RFK;C6orf70; RSAD1; FGD6; TMA16; C5orf22; ABCF3; UFSP2; LIN7C; RSBN1;BLOC1S4; LMBRD1; SYNJ2BP; LSG1; METTL2B; DCP1A; COPRS; ST7; PI4K2A;TMEM63B; RRN3; UTP6; BDP1; RNF130; FBXO6; IMPACT; VIMP; EMC3; CAND1;UBAP2; TMEM242; EAPP; PPP2R2D; BRK1; ITFG2; CISD1; PLGRKT; USE1; TEX2;ZC3H15; TMEM165; ACTR10; ASH1L; TMCO6; LRRC59; KIAA1704; CSGALNACT2;WSB2; NOP10; SLC35E3; ZNF395; VPS33B; RNF114; CMAS; BIN3; FAM114A2;DHTKD1; COG1; MAML3; TRPV1; SLC25A40; MKKS; PCDHGB5; CLN8; NANS; UBB;DAZAP1; BRWD1; TERF2IP; SLC38A2; YIPF1; GAR1; SSH1; RBM27; KCTD5;FBXO42; MRPS21; FBXW5; ETAA1; ANKIB1; MIOS; SMCR7L; TOLLIP; TMX3;HEATR5B; DHX29; EXOSC4; ELP4; PUS7; CCDC93; ASNSD1; MRPL50; FAM35A;TOMM7; WDR5B; DDX49; ING3; TRMT13; VSIG10; GTPBP2; LIN37; C19orf10;SMG9; ALG1; UBFD1; TMEM234; PPP1R37; MOSPD1; YLPM1; RNF20; GPCPD1;FAM214A; WDR45B; METTL3; GSK3A; CHST7; DIABLO; INPP5E; POLE4; LARS;UGGT1; UGGT2; KCMF1; TM9SF3; UBQLN4; WRNIP1; GRIPAP1; BDH2; TMEM167B;PNO1; SH3GLB2; STARD7; EMC7; C1GALT1; EXOSC5; MCCC1; NCLN; FEM1C;DUSP22; CMC2; MRPS22; YAE1D1; C11orf30; MFF; SDR39U1; XAB2; CCDC47;C5orf15; NIT2; OTUD7B; PARP6; RNPEP; FAM20C; PRDM10; PPAN; PSMG2; ADPRM;MRPL1; TOMM22; CHPT1; CCNL1; MNT; CIAPIN1; C16orf62; ANKMY2; RARS2;RALGAPB; ZMIZ1; RALGAPA2; NKIRAS1; ENTPD7; PCNP; PITHD1; PARP11; UTP3;AVEN; C12orf4; C12orf5; MAN1C1; PDSS2; SETD8; REXO4; NUP107; MRPL47;ATP13A1; DDX24; SCYL3; SEPN1; ATP10D; TUBGCP6; LYRM2; SNX14; YIF1A;GALNT1; MCOLN1; CSRP2BP; TMEM9B; MRS2; CLK4; RAB22A; ANKHD1-EIF4EBP3;REXO1; KIAA1143; GATAD2B; LRRC47; ZNF512B; ZNF490; USP31; PRR12;ATXN7L1; NLN; ESYT2; KIDINS220; MTA3; AARS2; INTS2; XPO5; ARHGAP31;SERINC1; UBR4; NUFIP2; MIB1; ZNF398; KLHL42; PDP2; USP35; KLHL8;TMEM181; ARHGAP21; CRAMP1L; KIAA1430; WDFY1; ZNF687; WDR48; FNIP2;PITPNM2; SLAIN2; RANBP10; KIAA1468; VPS18; ZBTB2; SH3RF1; PHRF1; RDH14;FLYWCH1; ALS2; ZSWIM6; KIAA1586; DDX55; CWC22; GBA2; DENND1A; KIAA1609;ANO8; METTL14; EPG5; NCOA5; PPM1A; DHRS4; DEAF1; UBC; RAP2A; ZNFX1;MBNL1; ZNF253; NDUFV2; KAT2A; NMT1; ZNF8; MTMR3; MRPS12; POLR2L; PPA1;PPIA; MRPL23; TNFAIP1; TRAF2; KDM6A; XRCC5; ZNF273; TMX4; GATAD1;KIAA1967; LSM2; CCNB1IP1; C6orf47; SLC30A1; SRPRB; ENOPH1; RPRD1B;ZNF77; PRUNE; SCAF1; SELK; RBM25; WIZ; RRAGD; SNX6; TRIM39; C21orf59;ZFYVE1; SENP2; PDLIM2; KLHL12; GPBP1L1; C12orf10; UTP14C; ZNF500; VPS11;SAV1; CCDC90B; FASTKD5; GUF1; SPCS3; RINT1; RIC8A; MIIP; EEFSEC;TRAPPC11; ZFAND3; SRR; PPP1R11; ZNF148; POLR2F; ZNF277; ITM2B; TIA1;FBXW4; ABHD4; MRPL17; UBE2O; HEATR6; NSUN3; CERS2; GPATCH3; HPS4;GALNT11; ZNF335; MRPS14; PCIF1; FKBPL; RBM26; GOLPH3; MCCC2; SNX16;MAGEF1; TMBIM1; DUS1L; MRPL46; XYLT2; EIF4H; Cllorf24; ZFYVE20; PDF;C17orf75; OSGEPL1; MMS19; DNAJC1; TFB2M; TOR3A; HERPUD2; NOC3L; RNF25;NSD1; LMBR1; XPO4; HS1BP3; IKZF4; ZMAT3; KLHL25; GZF1; C5orf28; TMEM168;ATG3; POLR1E; SUDS3; TTC31; NARFL; ZDHHC6; PCNXL4; ACTR6; MRPS25;DNMT3A; VPS52; GIGYF1; VPS16; ANAPC1; SNRNP35; DGCR14; COPS7B; NUCKS1;ACBD3; TNS3; FAM160B2; PARP12; ZNF574; SFXN1; IPPK; CCDC14; C6orf106;C11orf1; RMND5B; CERK; LMF1; OSBPL11; RMND5A; MPHOSPH9; ARV1; NMNAT1;MAP1LC3B; PORCN; MARCH7; YTHDC2; TUT1; MRPS11; RFX7; PAPOLG; C12orf43;ACTR8; CASD1; CCDC71; MRPL44; VPS33A; NOL6; KRI1; UPF3B; UPF3A; RSRC2;INTS3; FRY; ANKRA2; SPATS2; ZNF649; SELRC1; UBE2Z; C8orf33; CAPN10;ZNF747; FUNDC2; DDRGKl; MRPS34; MRPL34; CDK11A; MRP63; YIPF2; PRR14;C19orf43; CUEDC2; METRN; DDX50; DDA1; NUP37; SPATA5L1; PDCL3; ERI3;C7orf26; NABP2; SECISBP2; NOC4L; METTL16; FASTKD3; TMEM109; C2orf49;ASB8; DCTPP1; Clorf50; CCDC86; C11orf48; WDR18; WDR77; SLC25A23; SMIM7;ALG12; C9orf16; TAF1D; DHX58; TMEM185B; FAM134A; PHF23; PPDPF; DHRS11;GNPTAB; NOL12; LENG1; Clorf35; RBM42; ZNF343; FBXL15; DCAF10; NDUFS7;PGS1; IRF2BPL; LRFN3; HAUS3; CYP2R1; PAGR1; C2orf47; GCC1; ATP13A3;ABHD8; NKAP; CDC73; CARS2; MRPL24; C10orf76; MULl; RNF219; ADIPOR2;FAM118B; TANGO6; SNRNP25; C6orf211; OCEL1; ARMC7; OSBPL9; ROGDI; CHMP6;SRD5A3; PANK3; HECTD3; NLRX1; FN3KRP; C22orf29; ZDHHC14; MSANTD2; NAA35;YRDC; MANEA; OGFOD3; BBS1; PRKRIP1; NOL9; TBL1XR1; ZNF768; THAP9; PALB2;TEFM; AAMDC; BBS10; SNIP1; ASB13; ASB7; KATNBL1; TXNDC15; CCDC82;KLHL36; FBX031; HPS6; TTC21B; PTCD2; CAMKMT; METTLE; ZMYM1; GEMIN6;NHEJ1; ZBTB3; TMEM180; CSPP1; RPAP2; CBLL1; RABEP2; UBA5; TGS1; GGNBP2;ZNF672; NUP85; EIF2C3; PYROXD1; ACTR5; MRM1; KIAA0319L; SLC35E1; OBFC1;ZCCHC4; C10orf88; RMI1; FAM192A; PHC3; WWC2; NAA25; UBTD1; TMEM62;PANK2; FBXL18; GFM1; KLHL18; ZNF606; MZT2B; VCPIP1; RPF1; THOC7; CENPT;USP36; CTC1; MUS81; WDR19; CHD9; PROSER1; CCDC92; TM2D3; NAA50; COQ10B;ACSF2; C17orf70; SIK3; SLC35F5; FAM214B; C16orf70; EDEM3; ITPKC; GRPEL1;MED28; DNAJC5; WDR82; WDR61; TNKS2; THUMPD2; NDFIP1; CYB5B; ZNF34;WDR59; KLHL15; INTS5; EEPD1; DUSP16; SH3BP5L; SETD7; ACAP3; KIAA1715;MAP2K2; RAIl; TMX1; ILKAP; SLC25A32; CLPTM1L; PTDSS2; HM13; ITFG1;SGPP1; WBSCR16; Clorf21; CSRNP2; MRPS26; ANKRD13C; CCDC130; PLA2G12A;CTNNBL1; APOL2; TRIMS; SNX27; C6orf62; ISCA1; TRIM56; SBF2; MED25;SHARPIN; ARPC5L; RAB1B; QTRT1; SLC25A28; HDHD3; NECAB3; MRPS15; SF3B5;INO80B; RAB33B; HUWE1; MRPL9; RILP; COG3; GUCD1; ZMIZ2; FAM103A1; SELO;RIOK1; GRWD1; L3MBTL2; LONP2; RBM4B; BBS2; GORASP1; MRPS5; MRPL32;FRMD8; ATAD3B; TAF3; RSPH3; TMEM120A; SNX25; MRPS24; RNF26; STK40;ClOorf11; EIF2A; TM2D1; ITFG3; SRSF8; MRPL14; MRPL43; RBM48; MAGT1;HDHD2; TMEM222; SLC10A7; KBTBD7; ANKRD27; ENKD1; CEP192; PCBD2; ZNF394;ATRIP; WDR75; USP42; TOMM40L; UTP15; PHAX; SLC7A6OS; FAM175B; KATE;RNASEH2C; RPF2; SON; ANKRD17; CHD6; PCNXL3; ZCCHC7; SETD3; SGK196;TMEM117; WDR24; ZNRF1; TRAF7; MAF1; MED10; SLC37A3; DCUN1D5; POLR3GL;C9orf64; CHCHD5; C9orf89; POLDIP3; YIPF4; NOA1; COQ5; NICN1; PRADC1;BTBD10; TMEM79; NTPCR; TMEM175; ZDHHC16; ING5; UTP23; LLPH; MIEN1; MNF1;PDCD2L; MRPL45; BRMS1L; VPS25; LSMD1; ACBD6; DNAJC14; LZIC; APOPT1;TMEM101; ELOF1; GFM2; COG5; HPS3; C5orf4; MKI67IP; BAZ1B; PINK1; HOOK3;MSANTD4; SYVN1; ZNF333; FAM120B; CC2D1B; ZNF527; PPIL3; MRPS6; MRPL41;MRPL38; MRPL36; C14orf142; JAGN1; ZC3H8; MAK16; GNPTG; USP38; HIATL1;SMEK1; GLYR1; DPY30; FAM126A; USP32; HINT2; MCEE; LOXL3; USP30; FUT10;PCGF1; MPV17L2; TUBA1C; MFSD9; TXNDC17; LMNB2; PHF5A; LRCH3; KLHL22;CCDC142; CBR4; ZC3H10; PARP10; ZBTB45; SYAP1; SPPL2A; ADO; GTDC2;FAM73B; ATAD1; TBRG1; NFATC2IP; CEP89; ZNF341; FAM136A; TMEM87B; CIRH1A;PPP1R15B; FIZ1; DIRC2; SPRYD3; TMEM209; C8orf76; C12orf52; ATG4C; MUM1;WDR73; LACTB; ABHD13; LTV1; SERAC1; TIGD5; PRPF38A; ALKBH6; LSM10;ATG4D; PPP1R16A; PYURF; UBL7; TMEM128; TMEM141; TMEM60; C9orf37; POLR2C;CSRNP1; HIAT1; SYNE1; SARNP; EAF1; ALG2; ZCCHC3; PNPT1; RRP36; ZCRB1;NEK9; RBM18; SURF4; PIGS; LMF2; PPP1R3F; PURB; DGCR6L; BTBD6; MRPS36;C22orf32; MICALL1; KIAA1731; ZNF622; IMP4; METTL18; PGAP3; C9orf123;CDK11B; TPGS1; MFN1; INTS4; TRIM41; TP53RK; N4BP2L1; MMAB; CCDC97;GADD45GIP1; ADCK2; ZNF830; RFT1; MGME1; VPS26B; NACC1; MBD6; ESCO1;SMYD4; ATG4A; WDFY2; DNTTIP1; RBM33; TMEM203; EGLN2; MRPL53; SNAP47;TADA1; THEM4; GLMN; ANKH; KLHDC3; NAA15; TSR2; UBE2J2; LOH12CR1; SMIM11;FAM207A; RPUSD1; ZNF354B; MY018A; SLC36A1; SCAMP4; PIGU; SLC44A1;ZSWIM1; B3GALT6; MED30; TMEM41A; CDKN2AIPNL; SLC35A4; DYNLL2; UBE2F;SRXN1; B3GAT2; ROMO1; DTD1; FAM210B; OVCA2; SPSB3; SOCS4; PRRC1; ELMO2;LRPPRC; WIPF2; RSPRY1; ZNF526; ZNF721; SAT2; HELQ; MED22; RAD52; NUP35;SPTSSA; PYGO2; FAM122A; KLC4; KIAA2013; FAM105B; SAMD1; C19orf52; CEP95;PRMT10; TTC5; OXNAD1; MTG1; G6PC3; TMEM183A; MARS2; NOM1; MVB12A;GTF3C6; KTI12; FAM195A; SAAL1; CASC4; C12orf57; MFSD3; MALSU1; ACYP2;BATF2; NUS1; GLI4; CDAN1; CYHR1; TECR; HINT3; TAF8; HAS3; PPP1R14B;MPLKIP; NDNL2; RHOT2; SLC25A46; ALKBH8; WDR85; ZNF653; GINM1; LEO1;ANKRD54; MITD1; TAMM41; HIGD2A; MSI2; SPPL3; PPIL4; ALKBH3; FGD4; MTFMT;PPM1L; TSTD2; EHD4; ORMDL3; WDR36; PPTC7; RPIA; SLC39A3; ANGEL2; HN1L;MAPK1IP1L; L3HYPDH; TEX261; LRRC28; FOPNL; ZC3H18; FLCN; CYB5D1;TBC1D20; TMEM42; NACC2; FAM76B; ZNF18; ZNF480; ZNF420; ZNF558; ZNF570;BROX; LSM14B; PUS10; SEPT10; CCDC12; SPICE1; THAP6; ZMAT2; APOA1BP;MBNL2; FAM91A1; DENND5B; ZNF564; IMMP1L; ZFC3H1; LRRC45; TSNARE1; CCNY;UBLCP1; UPRT; FUK; ZUFSP; OARD1; NSMCE1; FAM200A; ZSCAN25; SFT2D1;MAP2K7; NAPRT1; CSNK1A1L; VTI1A; MRPL30; OMA1; FRA10AC1; UBALD1; MRPL10;CCDC127; NUDCD2; C6orf57; ZBTB49; SLC15A4; ATPAF2; KIFC2; ABTB2; ZNF511;MTPN; CRYZL1; ZNF23; ZSCAN21; ZNRF2; SGMS1; RPP25L; SVIP; RPUSD2;C12orf23; CHMP7; ZNF585B; ARRDC1; ORAI3; ZNF561; TADA2B; TRMT61A;SLC36A4; ARL14EP; C12orf45; TARSL2; SPATA2L; LSM12; ZNF491; ZNF440;Clorf131; KCTD18; METTL6; GRPEL2; ZNF786; NDUFAF6; TMEM68; HGSNAT;ARHGAP42; KBTBD3; CWF19L2; C12orf66; LYSMD4; ZSCAN29; ZNF785; TMEM199;ZNF417; C19orf25; B3GALNT2; ZNF362; MROH8; COMMD1; KANSL1L; XXYLT1;SCFD2; TRMT44; SRFBP1; SNRNP48; ZNF579; ZNF383; SDE2; RNF168; MIER3;TCEANC; ARID2; UBE2E2; NANP; DENND6A; RWDD4; CCDC111; HIPK1; SENP5;STT3A; PATL1; EFHA1; CPNE2; NT5DC1; C6orf89; HIBADH; BRAT1; RICTOR;YTHDF3; TMEM256; MFSD8; D2HGDH; TAB3; TMEM18; UHRF2; TANGO2; N4BP1;TCEANC2; EID2; NPHP3; ZNF461; LRRC57; CNEP1R1; PUSL1; TMEM161B; ZNF791;TAPT1; KIAA1919; LNX2; AGXT2L2; MED19; COG7; CRYBG3; CPNE8; PIGP; ZFP1;C2orf69; ZNF367; AAED1; KDELC2; TTL; CACUL1; ZFPM1; MLL3; MLX; Cllorf31;PGBD3; TRIM35; HSCB; CBWD2; RC3H1; TNFSF12-TNFSF13; SUGP1; MMAA; MRPL54;PSENEN; RUNDC1; FAM149B1; MMGT1; DCUN1D3; CCDC117; ZNF584; KCTD20;PRR14L; ANKRD52; DIP2B; INO80E; HEXDC; RTTN; ZNF776; SLC9A9; C3orf33;DCBLD1; NSMCE2; PDZD8; BLOC1S2; TTC9C; FAM126B; C3orf38; RABL3; COX18;SREK1IP1; KRTCAP2; NDUFAF2; PPP4R2; CCDC50; TMEM167A; NOP9; UBR1; ADCK5;N6AMT2; GPATCH11; ZNF575; EMC10; DDX51; UBR7; TXLNA; EXOC8; ZADH2;CRIPAK; C5orf51; CDK5RAP3; CHMP4B; ZNF800; GATC; INADL; NR2C2AP; MIDN;NUDT14; CYP20A1; P4HTM; PDE12; PPM1G; TUBB; GGT7; ERC1; FAM134C;SLC35B2; ZNF598; MRPL52; GMCL1; DRAM2; PIGW; ZNF616; ZBTB8OS; ZNF678;ZDHHC21; MTDH; ARL5B; AGPAT6; STT3B; GPR180; ZACN; MRPL55; GCC2; ZNF445;EXOSC8; MRPL21; AUP1; C17orf58; OGT; QSOX2; LYRM7; DNAJC24; BCDIN3D;GRASP; UBXN2A; CRTC2; METTL2A; TMTC3; DPY19L4; AASDH; TMED7; ZSCAN22;ZSCAN2; COQ6; USP12; ZNF227; ZNF428; MTERFD2; C9orf85; CMC1; ZNF595;NSUN6; TMED4; BRICD5; PDDC1; C15orf38; MRPS9; TPRG1L; TRNT1; TICAM1;HEATR3; ZNF326; CYP2U1; C9orf142; ARRDC4; HNRNPA3; DND1; ISCA2; SPTY2D1;RPS19BP1; PHLPP1; RNF126; C7orf55; TSC22D3; GNPNAT1; COX20; Clorf52;CCZ1B; GANC; ARSK; E2F6; LYSMD3; GANAB; APOOL; RSBN1L; C19orf54; RPL7L1;CCDC84; FAM174A; NHLRC2; ZNF710; HDDC3; ATP9B; ZNF773; MIA3; TMEM110;ACACA; FAM120AOS; NUP43; SS18L1; DHX57; NELFCD; NSUN4; NDUFAF3; CARM1;TMEM189-UBE2V1; CCDC137; NACA2; PHF17; FAHD2B; TMEM179B; CCDC23; FAM86A;SLC25A35; RP9; POLR1C; CHCHD1; RAPH1; TMEM81; RBM12B; MBLAC1; MRFAP1L1;COMMD6; C19orf70; CLYBL; MRAP; RNF216; GTF2H5; FAM199X; ERICH1; ZDHHC24;TSEN54; CYP4V2; C1orf174; BLOC1S3; METTL10; ZNF543; ZNF789; ZNF517;SFXN4; and any combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the referencegene(s) is/are analyzed by additional qPCR.

In some embodiments, the in-process control is an in-process control forreverse transcriptase and/or PCR performance. These in-process controlsinclude, by way of non-limiting examples, a reference RNA (also referredto herein as ref. RNA), that is spiked in after RNA isolation and priorto reverse transcription. In some embodiments, the ref. RNA is a controlsuch as Qbeta. In some embodiments, the ref RNA is analyzed byadditional PCR.

In some embodiments, the extracted nucleic acids, e.g., exoRNA, arefurther analyzed based on detection of an ALK fusion transcript, e.g.,an EML-ALK fusion transcript.

In some embodiments, the further analysis is performed usingmachine-learning based modeling, data mining methods, and/or statisticalanalysis. In some embodiments, the data is analyzed to identify orpredict disease outcome of the patient. In some embodiments, the data isanalyzed to stratify the patient within a patient population. In someembodiments, the data is analyzed to identify or predict whether thepatient is resistant to treatment. In some embodiments, the data is usedto measure progression-free survival progress of the subject.

In some embodiments, the data is analyzed to select a treatment optionfor the subject when the ALK fusion transcript, e.g., an EML-ALK fusiontranscript, is detected. In some embodiments, the treatment option istreatment with crizotinib (Xalkori). In some embodiments, the treatmentoption is treatment with ceritinib (Zykadia) or alectinib (Alecensa) ifcrizotinib stops working or is not well tolerated. In some embodiments,the treatment option is treatment with a combination of therapies.

Various aspects and embodiments of the invention will now be describedin detail. It will be appreciated that modification of the details maybe made without departing from the scope of the invention. Further,unless otherwise required by context, singular terms shall includepluralities and plural terms shall include the singular.

All patents, patent applications, and publications identified areexpressly incorporated herein by reference for the purpose of describingand disclosing, for example, the methodologies described in suchpublications that might be used in connection with the presentinvention. These publications are provided solely for their disclosureprior to the filing date of the present application. Nothing in thisregard should be construed as an admission that the inventors are notentitled to antedate such disclosure by virtue of prior invention or forany other reason. All statements as to the date or representations as tothe contents of these documents are based on the information availableto the applicants and do not constitute any admission as to thecorrectness of the dates or contents of these documents.

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FIG. 1 is a graph that depicts the distribution of EML4-ALK variants innon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This figure has been adapted from Ouet al., Crizotinib for the treatment of ALK-rearranged non-small celllung cancer: a success story to usher in the second decade of moleculartargeted therapy in oncology, The Oncologist, vol. 17(11): 1351-75(2012).

FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of the EXO501a workflow fordetection of EML4-ALK fusion transcripts from plasma.

FIG. 3 is a graph depicting EXO501a analysis of tissue-correlated NSCLCplasma samples.

FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C are a series of graphs depicting EXO501a standardcurves for detection of each EML4-ALK variant (FIG. 4A: v1; FIG. 4B: v2;and FIG. 4C: v3a,b,c).

FIG. 5 is a graph depicting the comparison of EXO501a assay with twoalternative tests for detection of cell line-derived EML4-ALK v1 fusiontranscript.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure provides methods of detecting one or morebiomarkers, such as an ALK fusion transcript, in a biological sample toaid in diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring, or therapy selection for adisease such as, for example, cancer. In some embodiments, the cancer isa lung cancer. In some embodiments, the cancer is non-small cell lungcancer (NSCLC).

The methods and kits provided herein are useful in detecting an EML-ALKfusion transcript in plasma samples. In some embodiments, the ALK fusiontranscript is an EML4-ALK fusion transcript. In some embodiments, theEML4-ALK fusion transcript is EML4-ALK v1, EML4-ALK v2, EML4-ALK v3, andany combination thereof.

The EML4-ALK translocation is a predictive driver mutation in non-smallcell lung cancer (NSCLC). EML4-ALK translocations comprise severalvariants, the clinical majority of which are v1, v2, and v3 (FIG. 1). Aspresence of these translocations determines both resistance to EGFRinhibitors and druggability with FDA-approved ALK kinase inhibitors,molecular profiling of the respective fusion transcripts is a criticalprerequisite to therapy. Ongoing clinical trials and development of newALK inhibitors for personalized treatment demand development of robustdiagnostics.

Current determination of EML4-ALK fusions relies on tissue biopsies andfine-needle aspirates—techniques constrained by surgical complications,availability of tissue, and sample heterogeneity. To address theshortcomings of current tissue-based molecular profiling and tostreamline the diagnostic procedure for NSCLC patients, the methods andkits described herein provide a plasma-based assay, referred to hereinas “EXO501a,” to rapidly detect fusion transcripts via a single blooddraw. This liquid biopsy diagnostic has the potential to providevaluable benefits for non-surgical treatment guidance and longitudinalmonitoring of EML4-ALK positive patients.

Current lung cancer diagnosis is done by pathologists, and samplingtumor tissue has significant inherent limitations, such as, for example,tumor tissue is a single snapshot in time, is subject to selection biasresulting from tumor heterogeneity, and can be difficult to obtain. Insome cases, a sufficient sample of tumor tissue is not available forsome patients and/or obtaining a tissue sample can cause complicationssuch as pneumothorax. However, so far, the reference non-standard methodfor patient stratification has been tissue biopsies.

The kits and methods provided herein leverage the ability to look at theentire disease process and the tumor environment, as there are severalprocesses that are leading to the release of nucleic acids(extracellular RNA and DNA) into the blood stream. Amongst theseprocesses are, for example, apoptosis and necrosis. Apoptotic ornecrotic cells may release cell free DNA (cfDNA) in apoptotic vesiclesor as circulating nucleosomes. Additionally, exosomes are activelyreleased by living cells directly from the plasma membrane or via themultivesicular body pathway, carrying RNA into circulation (exoRNA). Incontrast to the current methods of detecting an ALK fusion transcript,e.g., an EML4-ALK fusion transcript, in a patient sample, the methodsand kits provided herein are able to analyze all of the processes thatare simultaneously happening inside the tumor.

These methods and kits are novel: detecting an ALK fusion transcript,e.g., an EML4-ALK fusion transcript, in the exosomal RNA fraction isnew. These methods and kits are also not obvious over current methods asit has only recently been understood, that blood contains tumor-derivedRNA that can be used for diagnostic assays.

Thus, the methods and kits described herein provide a number ofadvantages over currently available detection methods and kits. Liquidbiopsies, in contrast to tissue, represent a non-invasive and low-riskmethod to detect the predictive biomarker EML4-ALK in plasma of NSCLCpatients at baseline and to monitor longitudinally during therapy.Furthermore, the EXO501a assay detects EML4-ALK with high specificityfor individual fusion variants from the plasma of NSCLC patients onexosomal RNA. Moreover, the qPCR-based liquid biopsy assay's performanceon cellular RNA exceeds that of alternative test kits. As shown in theworking examples provided herein, the EXO501a assay allows for thediscrete determination of the EML4-ALK v1/v2/v3 variants, respectively.Current kits on the market, however, do not allow for the discretedetermination of these variants.

In some embodiments, the methods and kits provided herein is aqPCR-based EML4-ALK liquid biopsy assay that isolates and analyzesexosomal RNA (exoRNA) from plasma to provide detection of the mutationwith high specificity for five distinct EML4-ALK fusion transcripts,referred to as v1, v2, v3a, b, c. These five fusion transcripts accountfor up to 85% of the known EML4-ALK fusions. Fusion transcriptidentification is increasingly important to inform targeted therapyselection.

EML4-ALK is a gene fusion found in approximately three to five percentof all patients with NSCLC. The current testing standard for EML4-ALK isFISH or IHC from a tissue biopsy. Tissue in NSCLC patients is sometimesnot available. Thus, the methods and kits provided herein help servethis population who otherwise could not be tested.

These methods and kits provide a number of key benefits such as, forexample, the ability to analyze stable, high-quality exoRNA to detectEML4-ALK mutation; the ability to detect with high specificity distinctfusion transcripts (v1, v2, v3a, b, c), which is increasingly importantfor treatment selection; the ability to conduct longitudinal testing;the ability to enable molecular analysis without the need for tissuesamples and to avoid issue such as tissue scarcity and/or lack ofhomogeneity; and the flexibility to use either fresh or frozen/archivedplasma samples from subjects.

In some embodiments, the disclosure provides a method for the diagnosis,prognosis, monitoring or therapy selection for a disease or othermedical condition in a subject in need thereof by (a) providing abiological sample from a subject; (b) isolating microvesicles from thebiological sample; (c) extracting one or more nucleic acids from themicrovesicles; and (d) detecting the presence or absence of an ALKfusion transcript in the extracted nucleic acids, wherein the presenceof the ALK fusion transcript in the extracted nucleic acids indicatesthe presence of a disease or other medical condition in the subject or ahigher predisposition of the subject to develop a disease or othermedical condition.

In some embodiments, the ALK fusion transcript is an EML4-ALK fusiontranscript. In some embodiments, the EML4-ALK fusion transcript isselected from the group consisting of EML4-ALK v1, EML4-ALK v2, EML4-ALKv3a, EML4-ALK v3b, EML4-ALKv3c, and combinations thereof. In someembodiments, the EML4-ALK fusion transcript is a combination of thefollowing EML4-ALK fusion transcripts: EML4-ALK v1, EML4-ALK v2,EML4-ALK v3a, EML4-ALK v3b, and EML4-ALKv3c.

In some embodiments, the biological sample is a bodily fluid. In someembodiments, the biological sample is plasma or serum.

In some embodiments, the disease or other medical condition is cancer.In some embodiments, the disease or other medical condition is lungcancer. In some embodiments, the disease or other medical condition isnon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

In some embodiments, step (c) comprises the isolation of exosomal RNAfrom the biological sample. In some embodiments, step (c) furthercomprises reverse transcription of the isolated exosomal RNA.

In some embodiments, a control nucleic acid or control particle orcombination thereof is spiked into the reverse transcription reaction.

In some embodiments, step (c) further comprises a pre-amplification stepfollowing reverse transcription of the isolated exosomal RNA. In someembodiments, the pre-amplification step comprises use of a positiveamplification control. In some embodiments, the positive amplificationcontrol comprises a reference DNA encoding for EML4-ALK v1, a referenceDNA encoding for EML4-ALK v2, a reference DNA encoding for EML4-ALK v3,a reference DNA coding for RPL4, a reference RNA coding Qbeta, andcombinations thereof. In some embodiments, the reference nucleic acid orcombination of reference nucleic acids is quantified using a PCR basedmethod. In some embodiments, the reference nucleic acid or combinationof reference nucleic acids is quantified using qPCR.

In some embodiments, the pre-amplification step comprises use of anegative amplification control. In some embodiments, the negativeamplification control comprises a reference DNA encoding for EML4-ALKv1, a reference DNA encoding for EML4-ALK v2, a reference DNA encodingfor EML4-ALK v3, a reference DNA coding for RPL4, a reference RNA codingQbeta, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the referencenucleic acid or combination of reference nucleic acids is quantifiedusing a PCR based method wherein water is used in place of a nucleicacid template. In some embodiments, the reference nucleic acid orcombination of reference nucleic acids is quantified using qPCR whereinwater is used in place of a nucleic acid template.

In some embodiments, step (d) comprises a sequencing-based detectiontechnique. In some embodiments, the sequencing-based detection techniquecomprises a PCR technique or a next-generation sequencing technique.

In some embodiments, step (d) further comprises detecting one or morecontrols. In some embodiments, the control is a housekeeping gene. Insome embodiments, the housekeeping gene is RPL4. In some embodiments,the control is expression level of Qbeta spiked into the extraction ofstep (c).

In some embodiments, the method further comprises step (e) analyzing thedata from step (d) to stratify the samples as positive or negativeaccording to the detected level of cycle threshold (CT) values.

In some embodiments, step (d) comprises identifying the biologicalsample as positive when the level of EML4-ALK variant 1 is at least acycle threshold (CT) of less than or equal to 31, the level of EML4-ALKvariant 2 is at least a CT value of less than or equal to 32, and thelevel of EML4-ALK variant 3 is at least a CT value of less than or equalto 32.

In some embodiments, step (d) comprises identifying the biologicalsample as negative when at least one the following cycle threshold (CT)values is detected in the biological sample: the level of EML4-ALKvariant 1 is at least a CT value of greater than or equal to 31, thelevel of EML4-ALK variant 2 is at least a CT value of greater than orequal to 32, and the level of EML4-ALK variant 3 is at least a CT valueof greater than or equal to 32.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises step (e) analyzing thedata from step (d) using machine-learning based modeling, data miningmethods, and/or statistical analysis. In some embodiments, the data isanalyzed to identify or predict disease outcome of the patient. In someembodiments, the data is analyzed to stratify the patient within apatient population. In some embodiments, the data is analyzed toidentify or predict whether the patient is resistant to treatment withan anti-cancer therapy. In some embodiments, the data is analyzed toidentify or predict whether the patient is resistant to treatment withan EGFR therapy, such as, by way of non-limiting example, treatment withan EGFR inhibitor. In some embodiments, the data is analyzed to measureprogression-free survival progress of the subject. In some embodiments,the data is analyzed to select a treatment option for the subject whenan EML4-ALK transcript is detected.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises administering to thesubject a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-cancer therapy. Insome embodiments, the treatment option is treatment with a combinationof therapies.

In some embodiments, the treatment option is treatment with crizotinib(Xalkori). In some embodiments, the treatment option is treatment withceritinib (Zykadia) or alectinib (Alecensa) if crizotinib stops workingor is not well tolerated.

In some embodiments, the treatment option is treatment with an EGFRinhibitor. In some embodiments, the EGFR inhibitor is a tyrosine kinaseinhibitor or a combination of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. In someembodiments, the EGFR inhibitor is a first generation tyrosine kinaseinhibitor or a combination of first generation tyrosine kinaseinhibitors. In some embodiments, the EGFR inhibitor is a secondgeneration tyrosine kinase inhibitor or a combination of secondgeneration tyrosine kinase inhibitors. In some embodiments, the EGFRinhibitor is a third generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor or acombination of third generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors. In someembodiments, the EGFR inhibitor is a combination of a first generationtyrosine kinase inhibitor, a second generation tyrosine kinaseinhibitor, and/or a third generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor. In someembodiments, the EGFR inhibitor is erlotinib, gefitinib, anothertyrosine kinase inhibitor, or combinations thereof.

The methods and kits described herein isolate microvesicles by capturingthe microvesicles to a surface and subsequently lysing the microvesiclesto release the nucleic acids, particularly RNA, contained therein.Microvesicles are shed by eukaryotic cells, or budded off of the plasmamembrane, to the exterior of the cell. These membrane vesicles areheterogeneous in size with diameters ranging from about 10 nm to about5000 nm. These microvesicles include microvesicles, microvesicle-likeparticles, prostasomes, dexosomes, texosomes, ectosomes, oncosomes,apoptotic bodies, retrovirus-like particles, and human endogenousretrovirus (HERV) particles. Small microvesicles (approximately 10 to5000 nm, and more often 30 to 200 nm in diameter) that are released byexocytosis of vesicles are referred to in the art as “microvesicles.”

Microvesicles are a rich source of high quality nucleic acids, excretedby all cells and present in all human biofluids. The RNA inmicrovesicles provides a snapshot of the transcriptome of primarytumors, metastases and the surrounding microenvironment in real-time.Thus, accurate assessment of the RNA profile of microvesicles by assaysprovides companion diagnostics and real-time monitoring of disease. Thisdevelopment has been stalled by the current standard of isolatingexosomes which is slow, tedious, variable and not suited for adiagnostic environment.

The isolation and extraction methods and/or kits provided herein use aspin-column based purification process using an affinity membrane thatbinds microvesicles. The isolation and extraction methods are furtherdescribed in PCT Publication Nos. WO 2016/007755 and WO 2014/107571, thecontents of each of which are described herein in their entirety. Themethods and kits of the disclosure allow for the capability to run largenumbers of clinical samples in parallel, using volumes from 0.2 up to 4mL on a single column. The isolated RNA is highly pure, protected by avesicle membrane until lysis, and intact vesicles can be eluted from themembrane. The isolation and extraction procedures are able to depleteall mRNA from plasma input, and are equal or better in mRNA/miRNA yieldwhen compared to ultracentrifugation or direct lysis. In contrast, themethods and/or kits provided herein enrich for the microvesicle boundfraction of miRNAs, and they are easily scalable to large amounts ofinput material. This ability to scale up enables research oninteresting, low abundant transcripts. In comparison with othercommercially available products on the market, the methods and kits ofthe disclosure provide unique capabilities that are demonstrated by theexamples provided herein.

The isolation of microvesicles from a biological sample prior toextraction of nucleic acids is advantageous for the followingreasons: 1) extracting nucleic acids from microvesicles provides theopportunity to selectively analyze disease or tumor-specific nucleicacids obtained by isolating disease or tumor-specific microvesiclesapart from other microvesicles within the fluid sample; 2) nucleicacid-containing microvesicles produce significantly higher yields ofnucleic acid species with higher integrity as compared to theyield/integrity obtained by extracting nucleic acids directly from thefluid sample without first isolating microvesicles; 3) scalability,e.g., to detect nucleic acids expressed at low levels, the sensitivitycan be increased by concentrating microvesicles from a larger volume ofsample using the methods described herein; 4) more pure or higherquality/integrity of extracted nucleic acids in that proteins, lipids,cell debris, cells and other potential contaminants and PCR inhibitorsthat are naturally found within biological samples are excluded beforethe nucleic acid extraction step; and 5) more choices in nucleic acidextraction methods can be utilized as isolated microvesicle fractionscan be of a smaller volume than that of the starting sample volume,making it possible to extract nucleic acids from these fractions orpellets using small volume column filters.

Several methods of isolating microvesicles from a biological sample havebeen described in the art. For example, a method of differentialcentrifugation is described in a paper by Raposo et al. (Raposo et al.,1996), a paper by Skog et. al. (Skog et al., 2008) and a paper byNilsson et. al. (Nilsson et al., 2009). Methods of ion exchange and/orgel permeation chromatography are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,899,863and 6,812,023. Methods of sucrose density gradients or organelleelectrophoresis are described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,198,923. A method ofmagnetic activated cell sorting (MACS) is described in a paper by Taylorand Gercel Taylor (Taylor and Gercel-Taylor, 2008). A method ofnanomembrane ultrafiltration concentration is described in a paper byCheruvanky et al. (Cheruvanky et al., 2007). A method of Percollgradient isolation is described in a publication by Miranda et al.(Miranda et al., 2010). Further, microvesicles may be identified andisolated from bodily fluid of a subject by a microfluidic device (Chenet al., 2010). In research and development, as well as commercialapplications of nucleic acid biomarkers, it is desirable to extract highquality nucleic acids from biological samples in a consistent, reliable,and practical manner.

Nucleic Acid Extraction

The methods disclosed herein use a highly enriched microvesicle fractionfor extraction of high quality nucleic acids from said microvesicles.The nucleic acid extractions obtained by the methods described hereinmay be useful for various applications in which high quality nucleicacid extractions are required or preferred, such as for use in thediagnosis, prognosis, or monitoring of diseases or medical conditions,such as for example, cancer. The methods and kits provided herein areuseful in detecting EML4-ALK fusion transcripts for the diagnosis ofnon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The quality or purity of the isolated microvesicles can directly affectthe quality of the extracted microvesicle nucleic acids, which thendirectly affects the efficiency and sensitivity of biomarker assays fordisease diagnosis, prognosis, and/or monitoring. Given the importance ofaccurate and sensitive diagnostic tests in the clinical field, methodsfor isolating highly enriched microvesicle fractions from biologicalsamples are needed. To address this need, the present invention providesmethods for isolating microvesicles from biological sample for theextraction of high quality nucleic acids from a biological sample. Asshown herein, highly enriched microvesicle fractions are isolated frombiological samples by methods described herein, and wherein high qualitynucleic acids subsequently extracted from the highly enrichedmicrovesicle fractions. These high quality extracted nucleic acids areuseful for measuring or assessing the presence or absence of biomarkersfor aiding in the diagnosis, prognosis, and/or monitoring of diseases orother medical conditions.

As used herein, the term “biological sample” refers to a sample thatcontains biological materials such as DNA, RNA and protein. In someembodiments, the biological sample may suitably comprise a bodily fluidfrom a subject. The bodily fluids can be fluids isolated from anywherein the body of the subject, for example, a peripheral location,including but not limited to, for example, blood, plasma, serum, urine,sputum, spinal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid, nippleaspirates, lymph fluid, fluid of the respiratory, intestinal, andgenitourinary tracts, tear fluid, saliva, breast milk, fluid from thelymphatic system, semen, intra-organ system fluid, ascitic fluid, tumorcyst fluid, amniotic fluid and cell culture supernatant, andcombinations thereof. In some embodiments, the body fluid is plasma.Suitably a sample volume of about 0.1 ml to about 30 ml fluid may beused. The volume of fluid may depend on a few factors, e.g., the type offluid used. For example, the volume of serum samples may be about 0.1 mlto about 4 ml, for example, about 0.2 ml to 4 ml. The volume of plasmasamples may be about 0.1 ml to about 4 ml, for example, 0.5 ml to 4 ml.The volume of urine samples may be about 10 ml to about 30 ml, forexample, about 20 ml. Biological samples can also include fecal or cecalsamples, or supernatants isolated therefrom.

The term “subject” is intended to include all animals shown to orexpected to have nucleic acid-containing particles. In particularembodiments, the subject is a mammal, a human or nonhuman primate, adog, a cat, a horse, a cow, other farm animals, or a rodent (e.g. mice,rats, guinea pig. etc.). A human subject may be a normal human beingwithout observable abnormalities, e.g., a disease. A human subject maybe a human being with observable abnormalities, e.g., a disease. Theobservable abnormalities may be observed by the human being himself, orby a medical professional. The term “subject,” “patient,” and“individual” are used interchangeably herein.

As used herein, the term “nucleic acids” refer to DNA and RNA. Thenucleic acids can be single stranded or double stranded. In someinstances, the nucleic acid is DNA. In some instances, the nucleic acidis RNA. RNA includes, but is not limited to, messenger RNA, transferRNA, ribosomal RNA, non-coding RNAs, microRNAs, and HERV elements.

In some embodiments, a high quality nucleic acid extraction is anextraction in which one is able to detect 18S and 28S rRNA. In someembodiments, the quantification of 18S and 28S rRNAs extracted can beused determine the quality of the nucleic acid extraction. In someembodiments, the quantification of 18S and 28S rRNA is in a ratio ofapproximately 1:1 to approximately 1:2; for example, approximately 1:2.Ideally, high quality nucleic acid extractions obtained by the methodsdescribed herein will also have an RNA integrity number of greater thanor equal to 5 for a low protein biological sample (e.g., urine), orgreater than or equal to 3 for a high protein biological sample (e.g.,serum), and a nucleic acid yield of greater than or equal to 50 pg/mlfrom a 20 ml low protein biological sample or a 1 ml high proteinbiological sample.

High quality RNA extractions are desirable because RNA degradation canadversely affect downstream assessment of the extracted RNA, such as ingene expression and mRNA analysis, as well as in analysis of non-codingRNA such as small RNA and microRNA. The new methods described hereinenable one to extract high quality nucleic acids from microvesiclesisolated from a biological sample so that an accurate analysis ofnucleic acids within the microvesicles can be performed.

Following the isolation of microvesicles from a biological sample,nucleic acid may be extracted from the isolated or enriched microvesiclefraction. To achieve this, in some embodiments, the microvesicles mayfirst be lysed. The lysis of microvesicles and extraction of nucleicacids may be achieved with various methods known in the art, includingthose described in PCT Publication Nos. WO 2016/007755 and WO2014/107571, the contents of each of which are hereby incorporated byreference in their entirety. Such methods may also utilize a nucleicacid-binding column to capture the nucleic acids contained within themicrovesicles. Once bound, the nucleic acids can then be eluted using abuffer or solution suitable to disrupt the interaction between thenucleic acids and the binding column, thereby successfully eluting thenucleic acids.

In some embodiments, the nucleic acid extraction methods also includethe step of removing or mitigating adverse factors that prevent highquality nucleic acid extraction from a biological sample. Such adversefactors are heterogeneous in that different biological samples maycontain various species of adverse factors. In some biological samples,factors such as excessive DNA may affect the quality of nucleic acidextractions from such samples. In other samples, factors such asexcessive endogenous RNase may affect the quality of nucleic acidextractions from such samples. Many agents and methods may be used toremove these adverse factors. These methods and agents are referred tocollectively herein as an “extraction enhancement operations.” In someinstances, the extraction enhancement operation may involve the additionof nucleic acid extraction enhancement agents to the biological sample.To remove adverse factors such as endogenous RNases, such extractionenhancement agents as defined herein may include, but are not limitedto, an RNase inhibitor such as Superase-In (commercially available fromAmbion Inc.) or RNaselNplus (commercially available from Promega Corp.),or other agents that function in a similar fashion; a protease (whichmay function as an RNase inhibitor); DNase; a reducing agent; a decoysubstrate such as a synthetic RNA and/or carrier RNA; a soluble receptorthat can bind RNase; a small interfering RNA (siRNA); an RNA bindingmolecule, such as an anti-RNA antibody, a basic protein or a chaperoneprotein; an RNase denaturing substance, such as a high osmolaritysolution, a detergent, or a combination thereof.

For example, the extraction enhancement operation may include theaddition of an RNase inhibitor to the biological sample, and/or to theisolated microvesicle fraction, prior to extracting nucleic acid; forexample, in some embodiments, the RNase inhibitor has a concentration ofgreater than 0.027 AU (1×) for a sample equal to or more than 1 μl involume; alternatively, greater than or equal to 0.135 AU (5×) for asample equal to or more than 1 μl; alternatively, greater than or equalto 0.27 AU (10×) for a sample equal to or more than I μl; alternatively,greater than or equal to 0.675 AU (25×) for a sample equal to or morethan 1 μl; and alternatively, greater than or equal to 1.35 AU (50×) fora sample equal to or more than 1 μl; wherein the 1× concentration refersto an enzymatic condition wherein 0.027 AU or more RNase inhibitor isused to treat microvesicles isolated from 1 μl or more bodily fluid, the5× concentration refers to an enzymatic condition wherein 0.135 AU ormore RNase inhibitor is used to treat microvesicles isolated from 1 μlor more bodily fluid, the 10× protease concentration refers lo anenzymatic condition wherein 0.27 AU or more RNase inhibitor is used totreat particles isolated from 1 μl or more bodily fluid, the 25×concentration refers to an enzymatic condition wherein 0.675 AU or moreRNase inhibitor is used to treat microvesicles isolated from 1 μl ormore bodily fluid, and the 50× protease concentration refers to anenzymatic condition wherein 1.35 AU or more RNase inhibitor is used totreat particles isolated from 1 μl or more bodily fluid. In someembodiments, the RNase inhibitor is a protease, in which case, 1 AU isthe protease activity that releases folin-positive amino acids andpeptides corresponding to 1 μmol tyrosine per minute.

These enhancement agents may exert their functions in various ways,e.g., through inhibiting RNase activity (e.g., RNase inhibitors),through a ubiquitous degradation of proteins (e.g., proteases), orthrough a chaperone protein (e.g., a RNA-binding protein) that binds andprotects RNAs. In all instances, such extraction enhancement agentsremove or at least mitigate some or all of the adverse factors in thebiological sample or associated with the isolated particles that wouldotherwise prevent or interfere with the high quality extraction ofnucleic acids from the isolated particles.

Detection of Nucleic Acid Biomarkers

The analysis of nucleic acids present in the isolated particles isquantitative and/or qualitative. For quantitative analysis, the amounts(expression levels), either relative or absolute, of specific nucleicacids of interest within the isolated particles are measured withmethods known in the art (described below). For qualitative analysis,the species of specific nucleic acids of interest within the isolatedmicrovesicles, whether wild type or variants, are identified withmethods known in the art.

The present invention also includes various uses of the new methods ofisolating microvesicles from a biological sample for high qualitynucleic acid extraction from a for (i) aiding in the diagnosis of asubject, (ii) monitoring the progress or reoccurrence of a disease orother medical condition in a subject, or (iii) aiding in the evaluationof treatment efficacy for a subject undergoing or contemplatingtreatment for a disease or other medical condition; wherein the presenceor absence of one or more biomarkers in the nucleic acid extractionobtained from the method is determined, and the one or more biomarkersare associated with the diagnosis, progress or reoccurrence, ortreatment efficacy, respectively, of a disease or other medicalcondition.

In some embodiments, it may be beneficial or otherwise desirable toamplify the nucleic acid of the microvesicle prior to analyzing it.Methods of nucleic acid amplification are commonly used and generallyknown in the art, many examples of which are described herein. Ifdesired, the amplification can be performed such that it isquantitative. Quantitative amplification will allow quantitativedetermination of relative amounts of the various nucleic acids, togenerate a genetic or expression profile.

In some embodiments, the extracted nucleic acid comprises RNA. In thisinstance, the RNA is reverse-transcribed into complementary DNA (cDNA)before further amplification. Such reverse transcription may beperformed alone or in combination with an amplification step. Oneexample of a method combining reverse transcription and amplificationsteps is reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), whichmay be further modified to be quantitative, e.g., quantitative RT-PCR asdescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,639,606, which is incorporated herein byreference for this teaching. Another example of the method comprises twoseparate steps: a first of reverse transcription to convert RNA intocDNA and a second step of quantifying the amount of cDNA usingquantitative PCR. As demonstrated in the examples that follow, the RNAsextracted from nucleic acid-containing particles using the methodsdisclosed herein include many species of transcripts including, but notlimited to, ribosomal 18S and 28S rRNA, microRNAs, transfer RNAs,transcripts that are associated with diseases or medical conditions, andbiomarkers that are important for diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring ofmedical conditions.

For example, RT-PCR analysis determines a CT (cycle threshold) value foreach reaction. In RT-PCR, a positive reaction is detected byaccumulation of a fluorescence signal. The CT value is defined as thenumber of cycles required for the fluorescent signal to cross thethreshold (i.e., exceeds background level). CT levels are inverselyproportional to the amount of target nucleic acid, or control nucleicacid, in the sample (i.e., the lower the CT level, the greater theamount of control nucleic acid in the sample).

In another embodiment, the copy number of the control nucleic acid canbe measured using any of a variety of art-recognized techniques,including, but not limited to, RT-PCR. Copy number of the controlnucleic acid can be determined using methods known in the art, such asby generating and utilizing a calibration, or standard curve.

In some embodiments, one or more biomarkers can be one or a collectionof genetic aberrations, which is used herein to refer to the nucleicacid amounts as well as nucleic acid variants within the nucleicacid-containing particles. Specifically, genetic aberrations include,without limitation, transcript variants, over-expression of a gene(e.g., an oncogene) or a panel of genes, under-expression of a gene(e.g., a tumor suppressor gene such as p53 or RB) or a panel of genes,alternative production of splice variants of a gene or a panel of genes,gene copy number variants (CNV) (e.g., DNA double minutes) (Hahn, 1993),nucleic acid modifications (e.g., methylation, acetylation andphosphorylations), single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), chromosomalrearrangements (e.g., inversions, deletions and duplications), andmutations (insertions, deletions, duplications, missense, nonsense,synonymous or any other nucleotide changes) of a gene or a panel ofgenes, which mutations, in many cases, ultimately affect the activityand function of the gene products, lead to alternative transcriptionalsplice variants and/or changes of gene expression level, or combinationsof any of the foregoing.

Nucleic acid amplification methods include, without limitation,polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (U.S. Pat. No. 5,219,727) and itsvariants such as in situ polymerase chain reaction (U.S. Pat. No.5,538,871), quantitative polymerase chain reaction (U.S. Pat. No.5,219,727), nested polymerase chain reaction (U.S. Pat. No. 5,556,773),self-sustained sequence replication and its variants (Guatelli et al.,1990), transcriptional amplification system and its variants (Kwoh etal., 1989), Qb Replicase and its variants (Miele et al., 1983), cold-PCR(Li et al., 2008), BEAMing (Li et al., 2006) or any other nucleic acidamplification methods, followed by the detection of the amplifiedmolecules using techniques well known to those of skill in the art.Especially useful are those detection schemes designed for the detectionof nucleic acid molecules if such molecules are present in very lownumbers. The foregoing references are incorporated herein for theirteachings of these methods. In other embodiment, the step of nucleicacid amplification is not performed. Instead, the extract nucleic acidsare analyzed directly (e.g., through next-generation sequencing).

The determination of such genetic aberrations can be performed by avariety of techniques known to the skilled practitioner. For example,expression levels of nucleic acids, alternative splicing variants,chromosome rearrangement and gene copy numbers can be determined bymicroarray analysis (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,913,879, 7,364,848,7,378,245, 6,893,837 and 6,004,755) and quantitative PCR. Particularly,copy number changes may be detected with the Illumina Infinium II wholegenome genotyping assay or Agilent Human Genome CGH Microarray (Steemerset al., 2006). Nucleic acid modifications can be assayed by methodsdescribed in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 7,186,512 and patent publicationWO2003/023065. Particularly, methylation profiles may be determined byIllumina DNA Methylation OMA003 Cancer Panel. SNPs and mutations can bedetected by hybridization with allele-specific probes, enzymaticmutation detection, chemical cleavage of mismatched heteroduplex (Cottonet al., 1988), ribonuclease cleavage of mismatched bases (Myers et al.,1985), mass spectrometry (U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,994,960, 7,074,563, and7,198,893), nucleic acid sequencing, single strand conformationpolymorphism (SSCP) (Orita et al., 1989), denaturing gradient gelelectrophoresis (DGGE)(Fischer and Lerman, 1979a; Fischer and Lerman,1979b), temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE) (Fischer andLerman, 1979a; Fischer and Lerman, 1979b), restriction fragment lengthpolymorphisms (RFLP) (Kan and Dozy, 1978a; Kan and Dozy, 1978b),oligonucleotide ligation assay (OLA), allele-specific PCR (ASPCR) (U.S.Pat. No. 5,639,611), ligation chain reaction (LCR) and its variants(Abravaya et al., 1995; Landegren et al., 1988; Nakazawa et al., 1994),flow-cytometric heteroduplex analysis (WO/2006/113590) andcombinations/modifications thereof. Notably, gene expression levels maybe determined by the serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) technique(Velculescu et al., 1995). In general, the methods for analyzing geneticaberrations are reported in numerous publications, not limited to thosecited herein, and are available to skilled practitioners. Theappropriate method of analysis will depend upon the specific goals ofthe analysis, the condition/history of the patient, and the specificcancer(s), diseases or other medical conditions to be detected,monitored or treated. The forgoing references are incorporated hereinfor their teaching of these methods.

Many biomarkers may be associated with the presence or absence of adisease or other medical condition in a subject. Therefore, detection ofthe presence or absence of ELK4-AKL fusion transcripts in a nucleic acidextraction from isolated particles, according to the methods disclosedherein, aid diagnosis of a disease or other medical condition such asNSCLC in the subject.

Further, many biomarkers may help disease or medical status monitoringin a subject. Therefore, the detection of the presence or absence ofsuch biomarkers in a nucleic acid extraction from isolated particles,according to the methods disclosed herein, may aid in monitoring theprogress or reoccurrence of a disease or other medical condition in asubject.

Many biomarkers have also been found to influence the effectiveness oftreatment in a particular patient. Therefore, the detection of thepresence or absence of such biomarkers in a nucleic acid extraction fromisolated particles, according to the methods disclosed herein, may aidin evaluating the efficacy of a given treatment in a given patient. Theidentification of these biomarkers in nucleic acids extracted fromisolated particles from a biological sample from a patient may guide theselection of treatment for the patient.

In certain embodiments of the foregoing aspects of the invention, thedisease or other medical condition is a neoplastic disease or condition(e.g., cancer or cell proliferative disorder). In some embodiments, thedisease or other medical condition is a lung cancer. In someembodiments, the disease or other medical condition is non-small celllung cancer (NSCLC).

Kits for Isolating Microvesicles from a Biological Sample

One aspect of the present invention is further directed to kits for usein the methods disclosed herein. The kit comprises a capture surfaceapparatus sufficient to separate microvesicles from a biological samplefrom unwanted particles, debris, and small molecules that are alsopresent in the biological sample, and a means for detecting ELK4-ALKfusion transcripts. The present invention also optionally includesinstructions for using the foregoing reagents in the isolation andoptional subsequent nucleic acid extraction process.

EXAMPLES Example 1: EXO501a Assay Workflow

FIG. 2 is a flowchart that depicts the workflow of the EXO501a assay fordetection of EML4-ALK fusion transcripts from plasma of lung cancerpatients (NSCLC). The EXO501a assay is advantageous because it allowsfor variant-specific detection of various EML4-ALK fusion transcriptssuch as v1/v2/v3 a,b,c. Furthermore, the assay is both specific, as nofalse positive detection of ALK wt or fusion (based on ref RNA) has beendetected using this assay, and sensitive, as five copies of ref RNA havebeen found in a 2 ml plasma sample.

Using EXO501a consistently and reproducibly isolated sufficient amountsof high-quality microvesicle RNA (i.e., RNA extracted from themicrovesicle fraction of a plasma sample) from a few milliliters ofNSCLC patient plasma for analysis and quantification of EML4-ALKfusions.

Additionally, in some embodiments, the EXO501a can be run usingcontrols. For example, in some embodiments, the plasma samples areanalyzed for reference genes that are used as indicators of the plasmaquality. In some embodiments, the reference gene(s) is/are aplasma-inherent transcript. In some embodiments, the reference gene(s)is/are selected from the group consisting of EML4, RPL4, NDUFA1, and anycombinations thereof. In some embodiments, the reference gene(s) is/areanalyzed by additional qPCR.

Additional controls that can be used in the EXO501a assay includein-process controls for reverse transcriptase and/or PCR performance.These in-process controls include, by way of non-limiting examples, areference RNA (also referred to herein as ref.RNA), that is spiked inafter RNA isolation and prior to reverse transcription. In someembodiments, the ref RNA is a control such as Qbeta. In someembodiments, the ref RNA is analyzed by additional PCR.

Example 2: EXO501a Analysis of Patient Samples

The EXO501a assay was validated on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)patients. Exemplary results are shown in FIG. 3. As a proof of concept,tissue-correlated plasma samples were analyzed for the presence of theEML4-ALK v1/v2/v3 variants, respectively.

Additionally, positive plasma samples were confirmed by qPCR forincreased ALK expression. In a cohort of 29 patients, no false positivesamples were detected; true positive concordance will be determined onan increased number of defined patient samples.

Example 3: Evaluation of EXO501a Assay Performance

The reproducibility and sensitivity of the EXO501a assay was evaluatedfor each variant of EML4-ALK fusion transcript by applying syntheticreference RNA spiked into healthy patient plasma at the RT step of theworkflow shown in FIG. 2. The results of this analysis are shown in FIG.4.

Limit of detection (LOD) was determined as 2.5 copies per reaction.Assay specificity was identified as 100% for variant-specific detectionof EML4-ALK, efficiency of qPCR is ranging between 92-100%.

Additionally, the performance of the EXO501a assay as a downstreamanalytical platform was evaluated and compared to two commerciallyavailable tests. Using total RNA of an EML4-ALK v1 expressing cell line,EXO501a was compared with two commercially available tests for EML4/ALKdetection: Amoy Diagnostics and Qiagen (FIG. 5). Monitoring the limit ofdetection, superior performance of EXO501a over the competitors forEML4-ALK v1-specific analysis was observed.

The performance of the EXO501a assay can be evaluated in many otherways, including comparison of the EXO501a assay with techniques such asFISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization).

Example 4: EXO501a qPCR for Detection of EML4-ALK Fusion Variants

The EXO501a assay was developed for variant-specific detection ofEML4-ALK fusions v1, v2, v3(a,b,c), respectively.

EML4-ALK fusions can be detected by qPCR methods using anyoligonucleotide primer pair with one oligonucleotide binding to thevariant-determining sequence of EML4 and the second oligonucleotidebinding specifically to the sequence of ALK exon 21-exon29. The targetregions for the EML4-ALK fusion variants are shown below in Table 1.

TABLE 1 Primer Design Targets Fusion Variant Exons Covering FusionBreakpoint EML4-ALK v1 EML4 exon13/ALK exon20 EML4-ALK v2 EML4exon20/ALK exon20 EML4-ALK v3a EML4 exon5-exon6/ALK exon20 EML4-ALK v3bEML4 exon5-exon6-intron6(33nt insertion)/ALK exon20 EML4-ALK v3c EML4exon5-exon6/ALK intron19(18nt insertion)- exon20

Selected targets and designs oligonucleotide primer and probes for qPCRdetection of each variant are shown in Table 2.

In some embodiments, qPCR detection of EML4-ALK v1 is performed usingthe combination of primers #1, #8 and probe #24 as defined in Table 2.

In some embodiments, qPCR detection of EML4-ALK v2 is performed usingthe combination of primers #1, #9 and probe #24 as defined in Table 2.

In some embodiments, qPCR detection of EML4-ALK v3 is performed usingthe combination of primers #1, #10 and probe #24 as defined in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Target Regions of Primers Oligonu- cleotide Nucleotide Bindingsite Detection of specific Number # Characteristic on EML4-ALK EML4-ALKFusion Variant 1 reverse primer ALK exon20 defined by forward primer 2reverse primer ALK exon20 defined by forward primer 3 reverse primer ALKexon20 defined by forward primer 4 reverse primer ALK exon20 defined byforward primer 5 reverse primer ALK exon20 defined by forward primer 8forward primer EML4 exon13 EML4-ALK v1 9 forward primer EML4 exon20EML4-ALK v2 10 forward primer EML4 exon5 EML4-AK v3 11 forward primerEML4 exon13 EML4-ALK v1 12 forward primer EML4 exon5/6 EML4-AK v3 13forward primer EML4exon6 EML4-ALK v2 ALKexon20 14 forward primerEML4exon13 EML4-ALK v2 ALKexon20 15 forward primer EML4exon6 EML4-ALK v2ALKexon20 16 forward primer EML4exon13 EML4-ALK v2 ALKexon20 17 forwardprimer EML4 exon13 EML4-ALK v1 18 forward primer EML4 exon20 EML4-ALK v2ALKexon20 19 forward primer EML4 exon20 EML4-ALK v2 20 forward primerEML4 exon5/6 EML4-AK v3 21 forward primer EML4 exon5/6 EML4-AK v3 22forward primer EML4 exon6 EML4-AK v3 23 probe ALK exon20 defined byprimer 24 probe ALK exon20 defined by primer 25 probe ALK exon20 definedby primer 26 probe ALK exon20 defined by primer

Example 5: EXO501a Algorithm for Definition of the Test Result

The EXO501a assay uses a defined algorithm to determine the result forpresence/absence of EML4-ALK fusion variants 1, 2, 3(a,b,c),respectively:

Step 1:

Each sample is checked for passing the acceptance criteria for theSample Integrity Control and the Sample Inhibition Control.

In some embodiments, the Sample Integrity Control is the expressionlevel of the housekeeping gene RPL4 tested by qPCR.

For RPL4 the acceptance criteria are defined by a CT value ≤28.

In some embodiments, the Sample Inhibition Control is the expressionlevel of Qbeta RNA spiked into the reverse transcription reaction ofeach sample and tested by qPCR.

For Qbeta RNA the acceptance criteria are defined by a CT value ≤34 for12,500 copies spiked into reverse transcription reaction.

Step 2:

Each run of samples is checked for a set of Positive AmplificationControls being tested in parallel.

In some embodiments, the Positive Amplification Controls are defined by3 reference DNAs coding for EML4-ALK v1, v2 v3, 1 reference DNA codingfor RPL4, 1 reference RNA coding Qbeta. These reference nucleic acidsare quantified by qPCR methods.

For EML4-ALK DNA the acceptance criteria are defined by a CT range of22-25 for 50 copies of each DNA spiked into reverse transcriptionreaction.

For RPL4 DNA the acceptance criteria are defined by a CT range of 26-28for 125,000 copies of DNA spiked into reverse transcription reaction.

For Qbeta RNA the acceptance criteria are defined by a CT range of 28-31for 12,500 copies of RNA spiked into reverse transcription reaction.

Step 3:

Each run of samples is checked for a set of Negative AmplificationControls being tested in parallel.

In some embodiments, the Negative Amplification Controls are defined bythe same set of qPCR as for Positive Amplification Control, but water isused instead of the nucleic acid template.

As acceptance criteria, no CT value must be detected.

If all sample-internal and external controls are passed, the sample ischecked for EML4-ALK 4→Step 4.

If a sample-internal or external controls fails, the sample must bereported as “Inconclusive”. If residual sample material is available,the test is repeated from Step 1.

Step 4:

Each sample is checked for passing the acceptance criteria forexpression of EML4-ALK fusion variants.

For qPCR of EML4-ALK variant 1 the acceptance criteria are CT≤31

For qPCR of EML4-ALK variant 2 the acceptance criteria are CT≤32

For qPCR of EML4-ALK variant 3 the acceptance criteria are CT≤32

If a sample passes the acceptance criteria it is reported as “Positive”for this EML4-ALK variant. The presence of variants is expected to bemutually exclusive.

If a sample fails the acceptance criteria for EML4-ALK it is reported as“Negative”.

OTHER EMBODIMENTS

While the invention has been described in conjunction with the detaileddescription thereof, the foregoing description is intended to illustrateand not limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the scopeof the appended claims. Other aspects, advantages, and modifications arewithin the scope of the following.

1. A method for the diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring or therapyselection for a disease or other medical condition in a subject in needthereof, the method comprising the steps of: (a) isolating microvesiclesfrom a biological sample from the subject; (b) extracting one or morenucleic acids from the microvesicles; and (c) detecting the presence orabsence of an EML4-ALK fusion transcript in the extracted nucleic acids,wherein the presence of the EML4-ALK fusion transcript in the extractednucleic acids indicates the presence of a disease or other medicalcondition in the subject or a higher predisposition of the subject todevelop a disease or other medical condition.
 2. (canceled)
 3. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the EML4-ALK fusion transcript is selectedfrom the group consisting of EML4-ALK v1, EML4-ALK v2, EML4-ALK v3a,EML4-ALK v3b, EML4-ALKv3c, and combinations thereof.
 4. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the biological sample is a bodily fluid.
 5. The methodof claim 1, wherein the biological sample is plasma or serum.
 6. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the disease or other medical condition iscancer.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the disease or other medicalcondition is lung cancer.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the diseaseor other medical condition is non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
 9. Themethod of claim 1, wherein step (b) comprises the isolation of exosomalRNA from the biological sample.
 10. The method of claim 9, wherein step(b) further comprises reverse transcription of the isolated exosomalRNA.
 11. The method of claim 10, wherein a control nucleic acid orcontrol particle or combination thereof is spiked into the reversetranscription reaction.
 12. The method of claim 10, wherein step (b)comprises a pre-amplification step following reverse transcription ofthe isolated exosomal RNA.
 13. The method of claim 12, wherein thepre-amplification step comprises use of a positive amplificationcontrol.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the positive amplificationcontrol comprises a reference DNA encoding for EML4-ALK v1, a referenceDNA encoding for EML4-ALK v2, a reference DNA encoding for EML4-ALK v3,a reference DNA coding for RPL4, a reference RNA coding Qbeta, andcombinations thereof.
 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the referencenucleic acid or combination of reference nucleic acids is quantifiedusing a PCR based method.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein thereference nucleic acid or combination of reference nucleic acids isquantified using qPCR.
 17. The method of claim 12, wherein thepre-amplification step comprises use of a negative amplificationcontrol.
 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the negative amplificationcontrol comprises a reference DNA encoding for EML4-ALK v1, a referenceDNA encoding for EML4-ALK v2, a reference DNA encoding for EML4-ALK v3,a reference DNA coding for RPL4, a reference RNA coding Qbeta, andcombinations thereof.
 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the referencenucleic acid or combination of reference nucleic acids is quantifiedusing a PCR based method wherein water is used in place of a nucleicacid template.
 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the reference nucleicacid or combination of reference nucleic acids is quantified using qPCRwherein water is used in place of a nucleic acid template.
 21. Themethod of claim 1, wherein step (c) comprises a sequencing-baseddetection technique.
 22. The method of claim 21, wherein thesequencing-based detection technique comprises a PCR technique or anext-generation sequencing technique.
 23. The method of claim 1, whereinstep (c) further comprises detecting one or more controls.
 24. Themethod of claim 23, wherein the control is a housekeeping gene.
 25. Themethod of claim 24, wherein the housekeeping gene is RPL4.
 26. Themethod of claim 23, wherein the control is expression level of Qbetaspiked into the extraction of step (b).
 27. The method of claim 1,wherein the method further comprises step (d) analyzing the data fromstep (c) to stratify the samples as positive or negative according tothe detected level of cycle threshold (CT) values.
 28. The method ofclaim 27, wherein step (c) comprises identifying the biological sampleas positive when the level of EML4-ALK variant 1 is at least a cyclethreshold (CT) of less than or equal to 31, the level of EML4-ALKvariant 2 is at least a CT value of less than or equal to 32, and thelevel of EML4-ALK variant 3 is at least a CT value of less than or equalto
 32. 29. The method of claim 27, wherein step (c) comprisesidentifying the biological sample as negative when at least one thefollowing cycle threshold (CT) values is detected in the biologicalsample: the level of EML4-ALK variant 1 is at least a CT value ofgreater than or equal to 31, the level of EML4-ALK variant 2 is at leasta CT value of greater than or equal to 32, and the level of EML4-ALKvariant 3 is at least a CT value of greater than or equal to
 32. 30. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises step (d)analyzing the data from step (c) using machine-learning based modeling,data mining methods, and/or statistical analysis.
 31. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the data is analyzed to identify or predict diseaseoutcome of the patient.
 32. The method of claim 1, wherein the data isanalyzed to stratify the patient within a patient population.
 33. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the data is analyzed to identify or predictwhether the patient is resistant to treatment with an anti-cancertherapy.
 34. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is analyzed tomeasure progression-free survival progress of the subject.
 35. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the data is analyzed to select a treatmentoption for the subject when an EML4-ALK transcript is detected.
 36. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises administering tothe subject a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-cancertherapy.